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adverb(back-ward)

toward the back or rear

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adverb(back-ward)

with the back foremost

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adverb(back-ward)

in a reverse or contrary direction or way

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adjective(back-ward)

directed or turned toward the back

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adjective(back-ward)

done or executed backward

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adjective(back-ward)

diffident, shy

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noun(back-ward)

the part behind or past

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adjective(back-ward)

compatible with older equipment or previous versions of software

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adjective(back-ward)

relating to the past : old-fashioned

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idiom(back-ward)

to know something completely

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verb(back-ward)

to constrain or strain to tension by curving

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verb(back-ward)

to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular

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verb(back-ward)

to force from a proper shape

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verb(back-ward)

to descend freely by the force of gravity

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verb(back-ward)

to hang freely

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verb(back-ward)

to drop oneself to a lower position

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noun(back-ward)

an action that will be harmful/helpful

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