Definition of bac
1. back [ r ] in or to or toward a former location
Examples:
"she went back to her parents'
house"
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
`` He almost brought it back all_the_way '' .
End Gene_Raesz , who broke a hand in the Owl 's game with LSU , was back working_out with Rice_Monday , and John_Nichols , sophomore guard , moved_back into action after a week 's idleness with an ankle injury .
The Dallas Texans were back home Monday with their third victory in four American_Football_League starts - a 19 - 12 triumph over the Denver_Broncos - but their visit will be a short one .
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
So the Kirov will fly back to Russia , minus a Chicago engagement , a serious loss for dance fans - and for the frustrated bookers , cancellation of one of the richest bookings in the country .
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
Steinberg seems to have gone directly back to the score , discounting tradition , and has built his performance on the intention to reproduce as faithfully as possible exactly what Brahms set_down on_paper .
Synonyms back2. back [ n ] the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Examples:
"his back was nicely tanned"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
So right_away Claude introduced Henri to his famous `` moon '' bench and proceeded to teach him his first Push-Pull_Super-Set consisting_of the wide grip Straight-Arm_Pullover ( the `` pull '' part of the Push-Pull_Super-Set ) which dramatically widens the rib_cage and strongly affects the muscles of the upper back and chest , and the collar-to-collar Bench_Press which specifically works_on the chest to build those wide , Reeves-type `` gladiator '' pecs , while stimulating the upper lats and frontal deltoids .
As you can see , in this Push-Pull_Super_Set the entire chest back shoulder area is vigorously exercised in alternate sectors by alternate exercises , so the complete torso remains pumped-up all_the_time !
By this time Henri 's entire chest back - lat shoulder area is pumped-up to almost bursting point , and Claude takes time to do a_bit more pectoral front deltoid shaping work .
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
They often fail , however , to develop real abdominal , back , chest , shoulder and arm strength .
Arm , shoulder , chest , upper and lower back strength will be aided with the Horse_Kick .
Synonyms back dorsum Related Terms body_part torso latisimus_dorsi small dorsal_vertebra lumbar_vertebra dorsal_vertebra saddle3. back [ r ] 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"
(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
Pete_Ward was sent in_for House and , after failing in a bunt attempt , popped to Howser on the grass back of short .
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
You definitely hear some of the instruments close_up and others farther back , with the difference in placement apparently more distinct than would result from the nearer instruments merely being louder than the ones farther back .
You definitely hear some of the instruments close_up and others farther back , with the difference in placement apparently more distinct than would result from the nearer instruments merely being louder than the ones farther back .
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
The `` push '' exercise of this Push-Pull_Super-Set is the Bench_Press done with elbows well pulled back and with a greater downward stretch of the pectorals not possible with the barbell variation .
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
Drop both hands to the floor and at_the_same_time kick the right foot up in back .
Synonyms back rearward backward backwards rearwards Related Terms forward4. back [ r ] in or to or toward an original condition
Examples:
"he went back to sleep"
(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
Mary_Dobbs_Tuttle was back at the organ .
Al_Smith 's 340 - blast over left in the fourth - his fourth homer of the campaign - tied the score and Carreon 's first major_league home_run in the fifth put the Sox back in_front .
A double by Green , Allison 's run scoring 2_baser , an infield single by Lemon and Gardner 's solid single to center put the Twins back in_front in the last of the fifth .
Momentarily the Reds were back in the ball_game , trailing only 6 - 3 , but the drive fizzled when John_Edwards fouled_out with men on second and third and two out .
(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
`` Faith of our Fathers : Mary 's prayers / Shall win our country back to thee '' .
Synonyms back5. back [ a ] related to or located at the back
Examples:
"the back yard"
"the back entrance"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
Although I suggested that you hold the bar at the back of the neck there 's no reason why you should n't make some experiments with the bar held in_front_of the neck .
(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)
Although the tape was run for over 1 hr. , a steady state was not reached , and it was concluded that the reason for this was that the back pressure of the manometer was built_up from the material fed from between the blocks and this was available at a very slow rate .
A back pressure was then introduced , and the rise or fall of the material in the manometer indicated which was greater , the normal pressure in the block or the back pressure .
A back pressure was then introduced , and the rise or fall of the material in the manometer indicated which was greater , the normal pressure in the block or the back pressure .
(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)
This was one place where Moonan could go for a drink in a back booth without anyone noticing him , or at_least coming_up and hanging_around and wanting to know all the low-down .
Synonyms back Related Terms front backmost rear posterior aft6. back [ r ] in or to or toward a past time
Examples:
"set the clocks back an hour"
"never look back"
"lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)
Have you investigated the possibility of moving midweek holidays forward to Monday or back to Friday in_order to have an uninterrupted work week ?
(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)
A Virginia judge a while back cited a Roman jurist to the effect that ten years might be a reasonable length of time for such a change .
(Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)
They have an ancestry extending back , however , at_least to 1728 , when William_Byrd described the Lubberlanders he encountered in the back_country of Virginia and North_Carolina .
(Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)
By an effort of historical sympathy we can cast our minds back into the art of a remote past or an alien present , and enjoy the carvings of cavemen and Japanese colour prints ; but the possibility of this effort is bound_up with that development of historical thought which is the greatest achievement of our civilization in the last two centuries , and it is utterly impossible to people in whom this development has not taken_place .
(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)
With the universal list as his weapon , Swadesh has extended his march of conquest farther and farther into the past , eight , ten , twelve millennia back .
Synonyms back backward Related Terms ahead ahead7. back [ r ] in answer
Examples:
"he wrote back three days later"
"had little to say in reply to the questions"
(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)
Katya_Roslev , who would be Katharine_Ross so very soon now , rang_up her first sale of the day and counted back the change .
(Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)
`` I 'll be shootin ' right back '' .
This time Lewis had his own rifle in his hands , and he threw some answering fire back at the mysterious far-off shot , then spent most_of the day searching out the area .
(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)
`` Roger , Sweeney '' , Todman called back , and pulled his four in and slightly above Greg .
(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)
I would have foregone my romantic chances rather than leave a friend sweltering and dusty and - Well , at_least I would n't have shouted back a taunt .
Synonyms back in_reply8. back [ n ] the side that goes last or is not normally seen
Examples:
"he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
The brush moves up_and_down and is small enough to clean every dental surface , including the back of the teeth .
(William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)
The injured German veteran was a former miner , twenty-four years old , who had been wounded by shrapnel in the back of the head .
(Christopher Davis, First Family....)
At these times he felt a kind of pain in his upper chest , but it was an objective pain , in_no_way different from others in intensity and not different in kind ; it was like the bandaged wound on the back of his head which occasionally throbbed ; it was merely another part of his weakness .
(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)
Honest I could feel the hair stand_up on the back of my neck like a dog 's that is going_to get_into a fight .
(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)
He had stood at a_little distance , studying her , as though he would walk_around next and look at the back of her head .
Synonyms back rear Related Terms front side stern tail9. back [ v ] be behind; approve of
Examples:
"He plumped for the Labor Party"
"I backed Kennedy in 1960"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
A veteran Jackson_County legislator will ask the Georgia_House Monday to back federal aid to education , something it has consistently opposed in the past .
Synonyms support endorse back plump_for indorse plunk_for Related Terms approve champion guarantee side second backing endorsement endorsement subscriber10. back [ v ] travel backward
Examples:
"back into the driveway"
"The car backed up and hit the tree"
(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)
But he did not notice , and was already backing the car down to the road , saying `` Toot-toot '' ! to the stump of a tree as he passed it , the same stump which had impaled the car of many_a guest in the past thirty years and which he refused to have removed .
Synonyms back Related Terms travel back_out back_up back_up back_up back_out11. back [ n ] the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Examples: : "he stood at the back of the stage"
"it was hidden in the rear of the store"
(Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)
From the back of the barn it was a simple matter to reach Black 's house without using the street .
(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)
He did not reply , going_on toward the back .
(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)
He pushed stick and rudder and entered the overcast on his back .
Synonyms rear back Related Terms front position12. back [ v ] give support or one's blessing to
Examples:
"I'll second that motion"
"I can't back this plan"
"endorse a new project"
(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)
Display merchandising , backed by pre selling through advertising and promotion , will continue to make strides in the sixties .
Synonyms back indorse endorse second Related Terms support backing endorsement seconder subscriber second13. back [ v ] cause to travel backward
Examples:
"back the car into the parking spot"
(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)
She brought the quirt down , slashing it across his cheek , and he tried to step back .
Wilson backed the team into the traces , and wished they were n't going_to town at_all .
Synonyms back Related Terms advance14. back [ v ] support financial backing for
Examples:
"back this enterprise"
(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)
Twice he had failed , and the Muscovy_Company indicated it would not back him again .
Synonyms back Related Terms finance angel15. back [ a ] located at or near the back of an animal
Examples:
"back (or hind) legs"
"the hinder part of a carcass"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
Place a suitably loaded barbell across them ; grasp the bar ( which will rest against the back of your neck ) ; extend your feet forward and backward until you are in a deep leg split .
Synonyms back hinder hind Related Terms posterior16. back [ r ] 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"
17. back [ v ] be in back of
Examples:
"My garage backs their yard"
18. back [ n ] (football) a person who plays in the backfield
Synonyms back Related Terms football_player halfback quarterback fullback tailback wingback running_back flanker football19. back [ n ] the front and back covering of a book
Examples:
"the book had a leather binding"
20. back [ a ] of an earlier date
Examples:
"back issues of the magazine"
21. back [ v ] establish as valid or genuine
Examples:
"Can you substantiate your claims?"
22. back [ v ] strengthen by providing with a back or backing
Synonyms back Related Terms strengthen binding23. back [ n ] a support that you can lean against while sitting
Examples:
"the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
24. back [ v ] place a bet on
Examples:
"Which horse are you backing?"
"I'm betting on the new horse"
25. back [ v ] shift to a counterclockwise direction, of the wind
Synonyms back Related Terms veer switch26. Back [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3655
Synonyms Back27. back [ n ] the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Examples:
"the fall broke his back"
28. back [ n ] the part of a garment that covers your back
Examples:
"they pinned a `kick me'
sign on his back"
29. back [ n ] the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
Synonyms back Related Terms position fullback halfback tailback wingback line_backer quarterback secondary backfield American_footballSimilar Spelling
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