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back
located at or near the back of an animal
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adjective
located at or near the back of an animal
“back (or hind) legs”
adjective
related to or located at the back
“the back yard”
adjective
of an earlier date
“back issues of the magazine”
adverb
in or to or toward a past time
“set the clocks back an hour”
adverb
at or to or toward the back or rear
“he moved back”
adverb
in repayment or retaliation
“we paid back everything we had borrowed”
adverb
in or to or toward a former location
“she went back to her parents' house”
adverb
in or to or toward an original condition
“he went back to sleep”
adverb
in reply
“he wrote back three days later”
noun
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
noun
a support that you can lean against while sitting
“the back of the dental chair was adjustable”
noun
the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
“they pinned a ‘kick me’ sign on his back”
noun
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
“the book had a leather binding”
noun
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
“he wrote the date on the back of the photograph”
noun
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
“his back was nicely tanned”
noun
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
“the fall broke his back”
noun
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
“he stood at the back of the stage”
noun
(football) a person who plays in the backfield
verb
strengthen by providing with a back or backing
verb
establish as valid or genuine
“Can you back up your claims?”
verb
shift to a counterclockwise direction
“the wind backed”
verb
place a bet on
“Which horse are you backing?”
verb
travel backward
“back into the driveway”
verb
cause to travel backward
“back the car into the parking spot”
verb
support financial backing for
“back this enterprise”
verb
be behind; approve of
“He plumped for the Labor Party”
verb
give support or one's approval to
“I'll second that motion”
verb
be in back of
“My garage backs their yard”
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Example Sentences
back (or hind) legs
the hinder part of a carcass
the back yard
the back entrance
back issues of the magazine
set the clocks back an hour
never look back
lovers of the past looking fondly backward
he moved back
tripped when he stepped backward
she looked rearward out the window of the car
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
she went back to her parents' house
he went back to sleep
he wrote back three days later
the back of the dental chair was adjustable
they pinned a ‘kick me’ sign on his back
the book had a leather binding
he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
his back was nicely tanned
the fall broke his back
he stood at the back of the stage
it was hidden in the rear of the store
Can you back up your claims?
the wind backed
Which horse are you backing?
I'm betting on the new horse
back into the driveway
The car backed up and hit the tree
back the car into the parking spot
back this enterprise
He plumped for the Labor Party
I backed Kennedy in 1960
I'll second that motion
I can't back this plan
endorse a new project
My garage backs their yard
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