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Definition of BACK

noun : BACK

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- back ,
- dorsum ,
) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" ;

2. (
- rear ,
- back
) the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" ;

3. (
- back ,
- rear ,
) the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" ;

4. (
- back
) (football) a person who plays in the backfield ;

5. (
) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" ;

6. (
) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding" ;

7. (
- back ,
) the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back" ;

8. (
- back ,
- backrest
) a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" ;

9. (
- back
) (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage ;

verb : BACK

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- back ,
- endorse ,
- indorse ,
- plump_for ,
- plunk_for ,
- support ,
) be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" ;

2. (
- back
) travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree" ;

3. (
- second ,
- back ,
- endorse ,
- indorse ,
) give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" ;

4. (
- back ,
) cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot" ;

5. (
- back
) support financial backing for; "back this enterprise" ;

6. (
- back
) be in back of; "My garage backs their yard" ;

7. (
- bet_on ,
- back ,
- gage ,
- stake ,
- game ,
- punt
) place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" ;

8. (
- back ,
) shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed" ;

9. (
- back ,
- back_up
) establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" ;

10. (
- back ,
) strengthen by providing with a back or backing ;

Adjective : BACK

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- back
) related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" ;

2. (
- back ,
- hind ,
- hinder
) located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" ;

3. (
- back
) of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine" ;

Adverb : BACK

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- back ,
) in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house" ;

2. (
) at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" ;

3. (
- back ,
) in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep" ;

4. (
- back ,
- backward ,
) in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" ;

5. (
- back ,
) in reply; "he wrote back three days later" ;

6. (
- back ,
) in repayment or retaliation; "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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