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Verb: rear back
  1. Rear backwards on its hind legs
    "the frightened horse reared back"
     
  2. Start with anger, resentment or in protest
    "The horse reared back when startled by the loud noise"

Derived forms: rearing back, reared back, rears back

Type of: jump, rear, rise up, start, startle