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| 1. | [ adverb ] in or to or toward a former location | |
| Examples: | "she went back to her parents' house" |
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| 2. | [ 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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| Related terms: | body_part torso latisimus_dorsi small dorsal_vertebra lumbar_vertebra dorsal_vertebra saddle | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] at or to or toward or the back or rear | |
| Synonyms: | backward rearward backwards rearwards | |
| Examples: | "he moved back" "tripped when he stepped backward" "she looked rearward out the window of the car" |
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| Related terms: | forward | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] in or to or toward an original condition | |
| Examples: | "he went back to sleep" |
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| 5. | [ adjective ] related to or located at the back | |
| Examples: | "the back yard" "the back entrance" |
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| Related terms: | front backmost rear posterior aft | |
| 6. | [ 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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| Related terms: | ahead ahead | |
| 7. | [ 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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| 8. | [ 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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| Related terms: | front side stern tail | |
| 9. | [ verb ] be behind; approve of | |
| Synonyms: | support endorse indorse plump_for plunk_for | |
| Examples: | "He plumped for the Labor Party" "I backed Kennedy in 1960" |
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| Related terms: | approve champion guarantee side second backing endorsement endorsement subscriber | |
| 10. | [ verb ] travel backward | |
| Examples: | "back into the driveway" "The car backed up and hit the tree" |
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| Related terms: | travel back_out back_up back_up back_up back_out | |
| 11. | [ 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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| Related terms: | front position | |
| 12. | [ verb ] give support or one's blessing to | |
| Synonyms: | endorse indorse second | |
| Examples: | "I'll second that motion" "I can't back this plan" "endorse a new project" |
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| Related terms: | support backing endorsement seconder subscriber second | |
| 13. | [ verb ] cause to travel backward | |
| Examples: | "back the car into the parking spot" |
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| Related terms: | advance | |
| 14. | [ verb ] (finance) support financial backing for | |
| Examples: | "back this enterprise" |
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| Related terms: | finance angel | |
| 15. | [ 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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| Related terms: | posterior | |
| 16. | [ 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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| 17. | [ verb ] be in back of | |
| Examples: | "My garage backs their yard" |
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| Related terms: | front lie lie rear | |
| 18. | [ noun ] (football) a person who plays in the backfield | |
| Related terms: | football_player halfback quarterback fullback tailback wingback running_back flanker football | |
| 19. | [ noun ] the front and back covering of a book | |
| Synonyms: | cover book_binding binding | |
| Examples: | "the book had a leather binding" |
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| Related terms: | protective_covering half_binding three-quarter_binding book cover bind | |
| 20. | [ adjective ] of an earlier date | |
| Examples: | "back issues of the magazine" |
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| Related terms: | noncurrent | |
| 21. | [ verb ] establish as valid or genuine | |
| Synonyms: | back_up substantiate | |
| Examples: | "Can you substantiate your claims?" |
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| Related terms: | confirm reinforce vouch | |
| 22. | [ verb ] strengthen by providing with a back or backing | |
| Related terms: | strengthen binding | |
| 23. | [ 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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| Related terms: | support cantle ladder-back chair car_seat | |
| 24. | [ verb ] (games) place a bet on | |
| Synonyms: | bet_on stake game punt gage | |
| Examples: | "Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting on the new horse" |
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| Related terms: | bet parlay ante bettor | |
| 25. | [ verb ] shift to a counterclockwise direction, of the wind | |
| Related terms: | veer switch | |
| 26. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3655 | |
| 27. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | |
| Synonyms: | spine vertebral_column backbone rachis spinal_column | |
| Examples: | "the fall broke his back" |
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| Related terms: | skeletal_structure notochord chine axial_skeleton vertebra coccyx intervertebral_disc spinal_canal | |
| 28. | [ noun ] the part of a garment that covers your back | |
| Examples: | "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back" |
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| Related terms: | cloth_covering | |
| 29. | [ noun ] (sport,american football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage | |
| Related terms: | position fullback halfback tailback wingback line_backer quarterback secondary backfield American_football | |
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