• They are similar to large mousetraps and are designed to break the back of an animal.
• I wonder who can tell me what you would call that ugly animal with a great big hump on its back that is condemned to live in a desert.
• Fences were put up, but shelter and feed were lacking; during the harsh winters, snow would pile high on the animals' backs.

• MacManaway diagnosed a trapped nerve in the middle of her back and manipulated her spine to ease the pain.
• He was placed on a spine board after damaging his back, neck and head in the crash.

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• In the process it swung in the tide and broke its back as it settled across its own previous scour in the seabed.
• Small vessels had been sunk outright, huge slabs of stone breaking their backs, while larger ships had been cratered and shattered by the rocks.

• With low backs and plunging necklines, this fashion has become more and more popular among teenagers and adults alike and local swimwear stores say sales are booming.
• For evening, the collection is a procession of gathers, plunging necklines and backs, irregular lines.
• The offensive slogan is written is written in letters six inches high on the back of the garment.

• We went to a nearby restaurant and ate our fill and we were making the most noise cheering and laughing away for our massive success and the great load off our backs.
• Vote to get government off our backs.
• Tonight, is it enough to get the paparazzi off their backs?

• We did the interview, and then I saw his eyes widen, and I felt a presence at my back.
• At least for the last four or five miles today the wind was at our back.
• Hearts were now surging forward with a strong wind at their back and they swept further into the lead six minutes later.

• Some of the messages written on the back of the tulip postcards are so sweet and encouraging.
• I have a series of photos of the family that I like very much because someone wrote on the backs of them describing the subject and where the photo was taken.
• When police examined his car, left on the motorway, they found a note written on the back of a bus timetable.

Synonyms

• He has poured himself a glass of champagne and put his arm around her, resting his hand on the back of her wooden chair.
• His ancestors were cobblers but diversified into making vividly embroidered leather bags, wallets and chair backs.

• It permitted him to relax, lean back in the big comfortable seat and watch the scenery go by.
• The job was done in reasonably quick order and I leaned back to relax, panic over.
• There was nothing to do but sit very still on the perfect settee without leaning back so as not to dent it.

• Within half an hour traffic tailed back 10 miles as far back as the West Yorkshire border.
• He had left the village some miles back and was deep in the English countryside now.
• Shortly before dawn, the police began pushing back the crowd from the centre of the square.

Synonyms

• What is certain is that it will be very hard for the three men to slip back into their previous lives.
• Meanwhile back in reality Kate, Locke and Michael have decided to brave the forest to hunt for food.
• Wouldn't it be a good thing for the folks back home to be told this?

• First time round it was terribly trendy, but it's horrific that it's actually back in fashion.
• Today tying the knot is back in fashion, although the ceremony is as likely to take place in a stately home as a church.
• Then we were in a band called Flared Generation, where we tried to bring flares back into fashion.

• He also said the ‘old doctrine of deterrence’ was no longer enough and United Nations resolutions must now be backed by the threat of military force.
• India's military strength, backed by a nuclear deterrent, is growing.
• When dealing with a brutal regime, diplomacy must be backed by credible force.

• It takes the pressure off and you can be more selective about which races you back horses in.
• Then again, no horse as won the Melbourne Cup two years in a row, and I backed the winning horse this year.
• It gives viewers good idea of the factors that go into backing successful racehorses

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• With winds backing to the south and the southwest the fall-out from nuclear explosions would be driven into Afghanistan and China.
• But when the wind is backed slightly towards the northwest the winds come over a longer stretch of the North Sea bringing more cloud.

• With smooth proficiency, the trimmers backed the jib, and the mainsail was eased, swinging the bow around.
• The captain backs the vessel's huge dive platform up to the sites.

• We went to the south, which I found very gracious, with its beautiful beaches backed by mountains covered with tea and spice plantations.
• The Camai stage in the school gym was backed with six large panels decorated with masks and sculptures.
• The highlight of the gig was Superhero Music, backed with fantastic visuals on the cinema screen - the tune whisks you off to another world.

• For the purists and strays who like to compare remix treatments with the originals, this is backed by the original album version.

• He claimed there was a lack of urgency to tackle safety problems on the A64 and also local back roads.
• A full moon lit their way as they slipped down a back road and slit the chain-link fence with bolt cutters.
• There are dozens of tech success stories hidden down back roads all over the country.