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Back

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Definitions for Back

noun
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Synonyms
dorsum
Examples
  1. his back was nicely tanned
noun
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
Synonyms
rear
Examples
  1. he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
noun
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Synonyms
rear
Examples
  1. he stood at the back of the stage
  2. it was hidden in the rear of the store
noun
(football) a person who plays in the backfield
noun
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Synonyms
spinal column vertebral column spine backbone rachis
Examples
  1. the fall broke his back
noun
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
Synonyms
binding book binding cover
Examples
  1. the book had a leather binding
noun
the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
Examples
  1. they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back
noun
a support that you can lean against while sitting
Synonyms
backrest
Examples
  1. the back of the dental chair was adjustable
noun
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
verb
be behind
Synonyms
endorse indorse plump for plunk for support
Examples
  1. approve of
  2. He plumped for the Labor Party
  3. I backed Kennedy in 1960
verb
travel backward
Examples
  1. back into the driveway
  2. The car backed up and hit the tree
verb
give support or one's approval to
Synonyms
second endorse indorse
Examples
  1. I'll second that motion
  2. I can't back this plan
  3. endorse a new project
verb
cause to travel backward
Examples
  1. back the car into the parking spot
verb
support financial backing for
Examples
  1. back this enterprise
verb
be in back of
Examples
  1. My garage backs their yard
verb
place a bet on
Synonyms
bet on gage stake game punt
Examples
  1. Which horse are you backing?
  2. I'm betting on the new horse
verb
shift to a counterclockwise direction
Examples
  1. the wind backed
verb
establish as valid or genuine
Synonyms
back up
Examples
  1. Can you back up your claims?
verb
strengthen by providing with a back or backing
adjective
related to or located at the back
Synonyms
back(a)
Examples
  1. the back yard
  2. the back entrance
adjective
located at or near the back of an animal
Synonyms
back(a) hind(a) hinder(a)
Examples
  1. back (or hind) legs
  2. the hinder part of a carcass
adjective
of an earlier date
Synonyms
back(a)
Examples
  1. back issues of the magazine
adverb
in or to or toward a former location
Examples
  1. she went back to her parents' house
adverb
at or to or toward the back or rear
Synonyms
backward backwards rearward rearwards
Examples
  1. he moved back
  2. tripped when he stepped backward
  3. she looked rearward out the window of the car
adverb
in or to or toward an original condition
Examples
  1. he went back to sleep
adverb
in or to or toward a past time
Synonyms
backward
Examples
  1. set the clocks back an hour
  2. never look back
  3. lovers of the past looking fondly backward
adverb
in reply
Examples
  1. he wrote back three days later
adverb
in repayment or retaliation
Examples
  1. we paid back everything we had borrowed
  2. he hit me and I hit him back
  3. I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher

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