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Adverb: back bak- In or to or toward a former location
"she went back to her parents' house" - At or to or toward the back or rear
"he moved back" - backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards - In or to or toward an original condition
"he went back to sleep" - In or to or toward a past time
"set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back" - backward - In reply
"he wrote back three days later" - In repayment or retaliation
"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" Noun: back bak- The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
"his back was nicely tanned" - dorsum - The side that goes last or is not normally seen
"he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" - rear - The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
"he stood at the back of the stage" - rear - (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
"the fall broke his back" - spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, rachis - The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- binding, book binding, cover - The part of a garment that covers the back of your body
"they pinned a 'kick me' sign on his back" - A support that you can lean against while sitting
"the back of the dental chair was adjustable" - backrest - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
Verb: back bak- Be behind; approve of
"I backed Kennedy in 1960" - endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support - Travel backward
"back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree" - Give support or one's approval to
"I can't back this plan" - second, endorse, indorse - Cause to travel backward
"back the car into the parking spot" - Support financial backing for
"back this enterprise" - Be in back of
"My garage backs their yard" - Place a bet on
"Which horse are you backing?" - bet on, gage [archaic], stake, game, punt - Shift to a counterclockwise direction
"the wind backed" - Establish as valid or genuine
"Can you back up your claims?" - back up - Strengthen by providing with a back or backing
Adjective: back bak- Related to or located at the back
"the back yard"; "the back entrance" - Located at or near the back of an animal
"back legs" - hind, hinder - Of an earlier date
"back issues of the magazine"
Derived forms: backed, backing, backs See also: aft, back out, back up, backer, backing, backmost, hindermost, hindmost, noncurrent, posterior, rear, rearmost, rearward Type of: affirm, approve, back up, bet, body part, change over, cloth covering, confirm, corroborate, finance, football player, footballer [N. Amer], go, lie, locomote, move, O.K., okay, place, play, position, protection, protective cover, protective covering, sanction, shift, side, skeletal structure, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain, switch, travel, wager Antonym: advance, ahead, front, veer Part of: axial skeleton, backfield, body, book, car seat, chair, secondary, torso, trunk, volume Encyclopedia: Back Back, Outer Hebrides Back, and to the left |