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