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/bak/
noun
  1. the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
    "he lay on his back"
  2. the side or part of something that is away from the spectator or from the direction in which it moves or faces; the rear.
    "at the back of the hotel is a secluded garden"
    synonyms: rear, rear side, other side, stern, end, tail end, rear end, tail, far end, tag end
  3. a player in a field game whose initial position is behind the front line.
    "their backs showed some impressive running and passing"

adverb
  1. toward the rear; in the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or traveling.
    "she moved back a pace"
    synonyms: backwards, behind one, to one's rear, rearwards, away, off
  2. expressing a return to an earlier or normal condition.
    "she put the book back on the shelf"
  3. in or into the past.
    "he made his fortune back in 1955"
  4. in return.
    "they wrote back to me"

verb
  1. give financial, material, or moral support to.
    "he had a newspaper empire backing him"
    synonyms: sponsor, finance, put up the money for, fund, subsidize, underwrite, promote, lend one's name to, be a patron of, act as guarantor of, support, foot the bill for, pick up the tab for, bankroll, stake, endorse, sanction, approve of, give one's blessing to, smile on, favor, advocate, uphold, champion, vote for, ally oneself with, stand behind, side with, be on the side of, defend, take up the cudgels for, second, throw one's weight behind, stand by, give one's support to, be on someone's side, take someone's side, take someone's part, vouch for, help, assist, aid
  2. walk or drive backward.
    "I put the car in reverse and backed down the road"
    synonyms: reverse, move/drive backwards, backtrack, retrace one's steps, draw back, step back, move away, back off, retreat, withdraw, pull back, give ground, shrink back, blench, cower, quail, quake
  3. cover the back of (an object) in order to support, protect, or decorate it.
    "a mirror backed with tortoiseshell"
  4. lie behind or at the back of.
    "the promenade is backed by lots of cafes"

adjective
  1. of or at the back of something.
    "the back garden"
    synonyms: rear, end, hind, hindmost, rearmost, dorsal, posterior
  2. (especially of wages or something published or released) from or relating to the past.
    "she was owed back pay"
    synonyms: past, old, previous, earlier, former, out of date
  3. directed toward the rear or in a reversed course.
    "back currents"
  4. (of a sound) articulated at the back of the mouth.
    "a long back vowel, as in 'dance' or 'bath'"

Mar 21, 2024 · 1 · to move backward ; 2 · to shift counterclockwise compare veer entry 1 sense 2 ; 3 · to have the rear part facing in the direction of something.
Mar 20, 2024 · BACK meaning: 1. in, into, or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time: 2. in return: 3. in…. Learn more.
Back means the opposite of front: back window. Hind, and the more formal word posterior, suggest the rearmost of two or more often similar objects: hind legs; ...
back means the opposite of front: back window. hind, and the more formal word posterior, suggest the rearmost of two or more often similar objects: hind legs; ...
Synonyms for BACK: ago, since, syne, agone, around, backwards, down, backward; Antonyms of BACK: hence, clockwise, deasil, forth, forward, on, along, ahead.
Your back is your spine, or the rear part of your whole body. When you lie on the grass on your back, you can watch the clouds in the sky above you.
1 · to stop arguing or fighting for something : to back down ; 2 · to decide not to do something that you had agreed to do : to back out ; 3 · to stop bothering ...
It is the surface of the body opposite from the chest and the abdomen. The vertebral column runs the length of the back and creates a central area of recession.
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