back is the dictionary form of Backs Definition of back
back has definitions from the fields of anatomy,sport,zoology,american football,finance,games
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[ adverb ] in or to or toward a former location

Examples

"she went back to her parents' house"

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[ noun ] (zoology) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

Synonyms

dorsum

Examples

"his back was nicely tanned"

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[ adverb ] at or to or toward or the back or rear

Examples

"he moved back" "tripped when he stepped backward" "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

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[ adverb ] in or to or toward an original condition

Examples

"he went back to sleep"

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[ adjective ] related to or located at the back

Examples

"the back yard" "the back entrance"

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[ adverb ] in or to or toward a past time

Synonyms

backward

Examples

"set the clocks back an hour" "never look back" "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"

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[ adverb ] in answer

Synonyms

in_reply

Examples

"he wrote back three days later" "had little to say in reply to the questions"

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[ noun ] the side that goes last or is not normally seen

Synonyms

rear

Examples

"he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

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[ verb ] be behind; approve of

Examples

"He plumped for the Labor Party" "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

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[ verb ] travel backward

Examples

"back into the driveway" "The car backed up and hit the tree"

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[ noun ] the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

Synonyms

rear

Examples

: "he stood at the back of the stage" "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

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[ verb ] give support or one's blessing to

Examples

"I'll second that motion" "I can't back this plan" "endorse a new project"

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[ verb ] cause to travel backward

Examples

"back the car into the parking spot"

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[ verb ] (finance) support financial backing for

Examples

"back this enterprise"

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[ adjective ] located at or near the back of an animal

Synonyms

hinder hind

Examples

"back (or hind) legs" "the hinder part of a carcass"

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[ adverb ] in repayment or retaliation

Examples

"we paid back everything we had borrowed" "he hit me and I hit him back" "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"

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[ verb ] be in back of

Examples

"My garage backs their yard"

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[ noun ] (football) a person who plays in the backfield
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[ noun ] the front and back covering of a book

Examples

"the book had a leather binding"

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[ adjective ] of an earlier date

Examples

"back issues of the magazine"

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[ verb ] establish as valid or genuine

Examples

"Can you substantiate your claims?"

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[ verb ] strengthen by providing with a back or backing
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[ noun ] a support that you can lean against while sitting

Synonyms

backrest

Examples

"the back of the dental chair was adjustable"

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[ verb ] (games) place a bet on

Examples

"Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting on the new horse"

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[ verb ] shift to a counterclockwise direction, of the wind
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3655
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

Examples

"the fall broke his back"

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[ noun ] the part of a garment that covers your back

Examples

"they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"

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[ noun ] (sport,american football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
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