rear up
Stand on hindlegs
When an animal rears up, it rises on its hind legs with forelegs raised: The horse reared up and threw its rider.
The phrase extends to things that rise dramatically or emerge suddenly: Mountains reared up before us, Old fears reared up again.
Without "up," rear alone carries the same meaning for animals.
To raise upward
Source of potential harm
- threatenPromise harm or punishment
- dominateControl through superior strength
- loomFabric-making frame
- towerTall slender edifice
overpower · daunt · overawe · cow · terrify · unnerve · challenge · confront
elevate
To raise upward
erect · soar · surge · uplift · tower · climb · hoist · lift · buck · bolt
menace
Source of potential harm
tower · overpower · daunt · overawe · cow · terrify · unnerve · challenge · confront · posture
spook
Apparition or frighten
panic · frighten · scare · alarm · jolt · unsettle · agitate · disturb · skittish · nervous
arise
Come into being
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- appearBecome perceptible to sight
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
materialize · develop · recur · resurface · return · reappear · escalate · intensify · flare · erupt
rear upstay calm
Remain unruffled
settle · stand still · stay grounded · submit · behave
rear upback down
Withdraw from a stance
stand down · calm down · settle down · submit · acquiesce