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Wildblue Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

The meaning of "rear back"

Hi. What is the meaning of "rear back" in the following sentence, please?
"The Negress reared back and swung her free hand at Grandma's face."
Thank you.
  

Top answer

Swung her upper body back, in order to get more force into the blow.

  • Swung her upper body back, in order to get more force into the blow.
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Swung her upper body back, in order to get more force into the blow.
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