back
/bæk/
verb
- To move or cause to move backward.
- He backed away from the angry dog.
- She backed the car out of the driveway.
- The truck backed slowly into the loading dock.
- To support or give help to someone or something.
- The union backed the workers' demands.
- Many investors backed the new company.
- Her family backed her decision to study abroad.
- To bet money on someone or something winning a race or contest.
- She backed her favorite team to win the championship.
- I wouldn't back that candidate in the election.
- He backed the horse that won the race.
adjective
- Located at or near the rear.
- We sat in the back row of the theater.
- The back door is unlocked.
- He put the tools in the back yard.
- Of or relating to the past; not current.
- I have some back issues of the magazine.
- She paid her back rent yesterday.
- He still owes back taxes.
adverb
- Toward the rear or a previous position.
- She leaned back in her chair.
- Please step back from the edge.
- He moved back to let the ambulance pass.
- In return or in reply.
- I called her back after the meeting.
- He smiled back at me.
- She gave back the book she borrowed.
- To or toward a previous time or condition.
- We traveled back in time in our imagination.
- The city is back to normal after the storm.
- He wants to go back to school.
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noun
- The rear part of the human body from the neck to the hips.
- She carried her baby on her back.
- My back hurts from sitting at the computer too long.
- He slept on his back all night.
- The side or part of something that is opposite the front.
- He sat in the back of the classroom.
- The back of the house faces a forest.
- Please write your name on the back of the paper.
- A position in sports, especially soccer or rugby, that plays mainly in defense.
- The full back blocked the shot.
- She is the best back on the team.
- Our back passed the ball to the forward.
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