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back 1 B0009500 (băk)n.1. a. The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.b. The analogous dorsal region in other animals.2. The backbone or spine.3. The part or area farthest from the front.4. The part opposite to or behind that adapted for view or use: the back of the hand; wrote on the back of the photograph.5. The reverse side, as of a coin.6. A part that supports or strengthens from the rear: the back of a couch.7. a. The part of a book where the pages are stitched or glued together into the binding.b. The binding itself.8. Sports a. A player who takes a position behind the front line of other players in certain games, such as football and soccer.b. In swimming, backstroke.v. backed, back·ing, backs v.tr.1. To cause to move backward or in a reverse direction: Back the car up and then make the turn.2. To furnish or strengthen with a back or backing.3. a. To provide with financial or material support: Unions backed the pro-labor candidate.b. To lend moral support to, as by corroborating a claim. Often used with up: I'm not comfortable filing a complaint if you won't back me up.c. To be in favor of; endorse or advocate: backed the reform proposal. See Synonyms at support.4. To provide with musical accompaniment. Often used with up.5. To bet or wager on.6. To adduce evidence in support of; substantiate: backed the argument with facts.7. To form the back or background of: Snowcapped mountains back the village.v.intr.1. To move backward: backed out of the garage.2. To shift to a counterclockwise direction. Used of the wind.adj.1. Located or placed in the rear: Deliveries should be made at the back entrance.2. Distant from a center of activity; remote.3. Of a past date; not current: a back issue of a periodical.4. Being owed or due from an earlier time; in arrears: back pay.5. Being in a backward direction: a back step.6. Linguistics Pronounced with the back of the tongue, as oo in cool. Used of vowels.adv.1. At, to, or toward the rear or back.2. In, to, or toward a former location: went back for the class reunion.3. In, to, or toward a former condition: When the spell broke, the prince turned back into a frog.4. In, to, or toward a past time: This story goes back to the 1920s.5. In reserve or concealment: We kept back some money for emergencies.6. In check or under restraint: Barriers held the crowd back.7. In reply or return: emailed back that he would be late.Phrasal Verbs: back away To withdraw from a position; retreat. back down To withdraw from a position, opinion, or commitment. back off To retreat or draw away. back out1. To withdraw from something before completion.2. To fail to keep a commitment or promise. back up1. To cause to accumulate or undergo accumulation: The accident backed the traffic up for blocks. Traffic backed up in the tunnel.2. Computers To make a backup of (a program or file).Idioms: back and fill1. Nautical To maneuver a vessel in a narrow channel by adjusting the sails so as to let the wind in and out of them in alteration.2. To vacillate in one's actions or decisions. back to back Consecutively and without interruption: presented three speeches back to back. behind (one's) back In one's absence or without one's knowledge. have got (someone's) back To be prepared or ready to support or vouch for someone, as in a crisis. have (one's) back up To be angry or irritated. off (someone's) back No longer nagging or urging someone to do something. on (someone's) back Persistently nagging or urging someone to do something. [Middle English bak, from Old English bæc.] back′less adj.
back 2 B0009500 (băk)n. A shallow vat or tub used chiefly by brewers. [Dutch bak, from French bac, from Old French, boat, from Vulgar Latin *baccus, vessel, probably of Celtic origin.]ThesaurusVerb | 1. | back away - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back out, retreat, pull back, withdrawdraw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw, retire - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" | Translationsback away
back away1. To move slowly and carefully away from something or someone. Kids, back away from the expensive vase! If you encounter a grizzly bear, back away slowly while talking in a normal tone.2. To retreat on a particular idea or course of action. I think that Marie is backing away from the contract now. Management seems to be backing away from that initiative.See also: away, backback away (from someone or something) and back off (from someone or something) 1. Lit. to move backwards from a person or thing; to withdraw physically from someone or something. You should back away from the fire. Please back off from the man who is threatening you. 2. Fig. to begin to appear uninterested in someone or something; to withdraw one's interest from someone or something. The board of directors began to back away from the idea of taking over the rival company. Tom backed off from the whole idea of investing in stocks.See also: away, backback away1. Walk backward, as in He cautiously backed away from the fire. 2. Gradually retreat, withdraw, as in Since he couldn't convince his colleagues, he's backing away from his original idea. Both usages employ the verb back in the sense of "retreat," dating from the late 1400s. Also see back down; back out. See also: away, backback awayv.1. To move backward away from something or someone; retreat: The dog backed away from the hissing cat. I told the kids to keep their distance from the burning fire, but they wouldn't back away.2. To move something backward away from something or someone; retreat: I backed the car away from the oncoming traffic.3. To withdraw one's interest or support from something or someone: The candidate backed away from his previous controversial views.See also: away, backEncyclopediaSeebackBack away
Back awayIn the context of general equities, to withdraw from a previously declared interest, indication, or transaction; broker-dealer's failure, as a market maker in a given security, to make good on a bid/offer for the minimum quantity.Back AwayTo withdraw from a previously stated intent to conduct a certain transaction. For example, if a broker-dealer expresses an interest in buying shares of Stock X and then changes his/her mind, the broker-dealer is said to back away from the transaction.back away
Synonyms for back awayverb make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activitySynonyms- crawfish
- crawfish out
- pull in one's horns
- back out
- retreat
- pull back
- withdraw
Related Words- draw back
- move back
- pull away
- pull back
- recede
- retreat
- withdraw
- retire
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