Back

Noun

 * 1) The rear of body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
 * 2) The spine and associated tissues.
 * 3) The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
 * 4) The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
 * 5) That which is farthest away from the front.
 * 6) Area behind, such as the backyard of a house
 * 7) The part of something that goes last.
 * 8) The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
 * 9) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
 * 10) The edge of a book which is bound.
 * 11) The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
 * 12)  Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.
 * 13)  That part of the body that bears clothing.
 * 14)  In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
 * 15)  The keel and keelson of a ship.
 * 16)  The inside margin of a page.
 * 17)  The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
 * 18)  Effort, usually physical.
 * 19)  Large and attractive buttocks.
 * 20) A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.

Adjective

 * 1) near the rear
 * 2) not current
 * 3) far from the main area
 * 4)   produced in the back of the mouth
 * 5) of an earlier date: back issues of the magazine

Verb

 * 1) endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
 * 2) be behind; approve of
 * 3) travel backward
 * 4) shift to a counterclockwise direction
 * 5) establish as valid
 * 6) to go in the reverse direction: : The truck backed into the storage.
 * 7) to support: I back you.
 * 8)  to change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern)
 * 9)  to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship
 * 10)  to lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power

Adverb

 * 1)  To or in a previous condition or place; in or to or toward a former location: He went back to his parents' house.
 * 2) at or to or toward the back or rear: She moved back.
 * 3) in or to or toward a past time: Set the clocks back an hour. Never look back.
 * 4) in reply: He wrote back late.
 * 5) in repayment or retaliation: We paid back our loan.
 * 6) Away from the front or from an edge.
 * 7) In a manner that impedes: She held him 'back.''
 * 8) In a reciprocal manner: If you hurt me, I'll hurt you 'back.''

Adverbs for Back

 * (support) stealthily; consistently; obtrusively; cringingly; agilely; discreetly; deliberately; contemptuously.

Pronunciation

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Synonyms

 * reverse
 * rear, backside
 * rear
 * former, previous
 * remote

Antonyms

 * front
 * current
 * main
 * front
 * front
 * veer