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noun(back)
a support that you can lean against while sitting
Synonyms: backrest,
Examples:
The back of the dental chair was adjustable.
back
verb(back)
give support or one's approval to
Synonyms: endorse, indorse, second,
Examples:
I can't back this plan.
back
verb(back)
establish as valid or genuine
Synonyms: back up,
Examples:
Can you back up your claims?.
back
noun(back)
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
Synonyms: rear,
Examples:
He wrote the date on the back of the photograph.
back
noun(back)
the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
Synonyms: binding, book binding, cover,
back
noun(back)
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Synonyms: backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column,
Examples:
The fall broke his back.
back
noun(back)
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Synonyms: dorsum,
Examples:
His back was nicely tanned.
back
adverb(back)
in or to or toward a past time
Synonyms: backward,
Antonyms: ahead,
Examples:
Set the clocks back an hour.
Never look back.
Lovers of the past looking fondly backward.
back
verb(back)
place a bet on
Synonyms: bet on, gage, game, punt, stake,
Examples:
Which horse are you backing?.
back
verb(back)
be behind; approve of
Synonyms: endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support,
Examples:
I backed Kennedy in 1960.
back
adjective(back)
located at or near the back of an animal
Synonyms: hind, hinder,
Examples:
Back (or hind) legs.
back
noun(back)
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Synonyms: rear,
Antonyms: front,
Examples:
He stood at the back of the stage.
back
adverb(back)
at or to or toward the back or rear
Synonyms: backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards,
Examples:
He moved back.
Tripped when he stepped backward.
back
noun(back)
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
back
verb(back)
be in back of
Antonyms: front,
Examples:
My garage backs their yard.
back
verb(back)
cause to travel backward
Antonyms: advance,
Examples:
Back the car into the parking spot.
back
noun(back)
(football) a person who plays in the backfield
back
adjective(back)
of an earlier date
Examples:
Back issues of the magazine.
back
adjective(back)
related to or located at the back
Antonyms: front,
Examples:
The back yard.
The back entrance.
back
verb(back)
shift to a counterclockwise direction
Antonyms: veer,
Examples:
The wind backed.
back
verb(back)
strengthen by providing with a back or backing
back
verb(back)
support financial backing for
Examples:
Back this enterprise.
back
noun(back)
the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
Examples:
They pinned a `kick me' sign on his back.
back
verb(back)
travel backward
Examples:
Back into the driveway.
The car backed up and hit the tree.

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