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back

adverb
  1. in or to or toward a past time
    “set the clocks back an hour”
    backward
  2. at or to or toward the back or rear
    “They moved back to distance themselves from the cameras down front.”
    backwardbackwardsrearwardrearwards
  3. in repayment or retaliation
    “we paid back everything we had borrowed”
  4. in or to or toward a former location
    “They went back to their parents' house.”
  5. in or to or toward an original condition
    “The dog went back to sleep.”
  6. in reply to
    “They wrote back three days later.”
noun
  1. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
  2. a support that you can lean against while sitting
    “the back of the dental chair was adjustable”
    backrest
  3. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
    “They pinned a 'kick me' sign on the new kid's back.”
  4. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
    cover
  5. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    “I wrote the date on the back of the photograph.”
    rear
  6. the posterior part of a body from the neck to the end of the spine
    “Our backs were nicely tanned after a day on the beach.”
    dorsum
  7. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
    “The fall broke their back.”
    spinebackbonespinal columnrachis
  8. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
    “I stood at the back of the stage.”
    rear
  9. in association football, a person who plays in the backfield, also known as a defender
    “The goalkeeper passed the ball to the back, who then ran it forward.”
verb
  1. to strengthen by providing with a back or backing
    “I backed the photo so it would not get bent in the post.”
  2. to establish as valid or genuine
    “Can you back up your claims?”
    back up
  3. to shift to a counterclockwise direction
    “The wind backed.”
  4. to place a bet on
    “Which horse are you backing?”
    punt
  5. to travel backward
    “I will back the car into the driveway.”
  6. to cause to travel backward
    “I backed the car into the parking spot.”
  7. to support financial backing for
    “They backed my crowd funding campaign.”
  8. to be behind
    “The house backs the park.”
    support
  9. to give support or one's approval to
    “They backed my crowdfunding campaign.”
    secondendorseindorse
  10. to be in back of
    “My garage backs their yard.”
adjective
  1. located at or near the back of an animal
    hindhinder
  2. related to or located at the back
  3. of an earlier date