rears up
Lifts front hooves
When something rears up, it rises on its hind legs or lifts its front part high, typically in an aggressive, startled, or dramatic manner.
The phrase most commonly describes horses: The horse reared up when the snake crossed its path.
It extends to other animals and even inanimate things that seem to rise suddenly or threateningly: A wave reared up and crashed over the bow.
Figuratively, problems or issues rear up when they emerge unexpectedly: Old jealousies reared up during the family reunion.
- rise upRebel collectively against power
- rises upMoves to higher position
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- wild horseFeral, undomesticated equine
- geyserErupting thermal vent
startle · rebellion · hind legs · back legs · stands tall · protest · buck · defiance · horse · hackles · cobra · bolt upright · surge · wave · equine · bucking bronco · stand · tsunami
rears updies down
Gradually becomes less intense
subsides · fades away · recedes · disappears · retreats