ALL meanings of back
back
B b - verb back to provide a background for; be at the back of 3
- verb back to countersign or endorse 3
- verb back to mount the back of 3
- verb back to have the back facing (towards) 3
- verb back (of the wind) to change direction in an anticlockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the southern 3
- verb back to position (a sail) so that the wind presses on its opposite side 3
- adjective back situated behind 3
- adjective back of the past 3
- adjective back owing from an earlier date 3
- adjective back remote 3
- adjective back (of a road) not direct 3
- adjective back moving in a backward direction 3
- adjective back of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the tongue retracted towards the soft palate, as for the vowels in English hard, fall, hot, full, fool 3
- adverb back at, to, or towards the rear; away from something considered to be the front; backwards; behind 3
- adverb back in, to, or towards the original starting point, place, or condition 3
- adverb back in or into the past 3
- adverb back in reply, repayment, or retaliation 3
- adverb back in check 3
- adverb back in concealment; in reserve 3
- noun back a large tub or vat, esp one used by brewers 3
- noun back river in N Canada, flowing northeast into the Arctic Ocean: c. 600 mi (966 km) 3
- noun back the part of the body opposite to the front; in humans and many other animals, the part to the rear or top reaching from the nape of the neck to the end of the spine 3
- noun back the backbone or spine 3
- noun back the part of a chair that supports one's back 3
- noun back the part of a garment or harness that fits on the back of a person or animal 3
- noun back physical strength 3
- noun back the rear or hinder part of anything; part behind or opposite the front 3
- noun back the part or side of anything that is less often used, seen, etc. 3
- noun back the part of a book where the sections are sewed or glued together; part covered by the spine 3
- noun back the spine of a book 3
- noun back the roof or overhead part of an underground passage 3
- noun back a player positioned behind many of his or her teammates, as a running back in football or a halfback in soccer 3
- adjective back at the rear or back; behind 3
- adjective back distant or remote 3
- adjective back of or for a time in the past 3
- adjective back in a backward direction; returning; reversed 3
- adjective back articulated with the tongue toward the back of the mouth 3
- adverb back at, to, or toward the rear; backward 3
- adverb back to or toward a former position or location 3
- adverb back into or toward a previous condition 3
- adverb back to or toward an earlier time 3
- adverb back so as to keep in reserve or concealment 3
- adverb back in return or requital 3
- verb transitive back to cause to move backward, or to the rear 3
- verb transitive back to be at the back of; stand behind 3
- verb transitive back to support or help, as with money, endorsement, etc. 3
- verb transitive back to make a wager in support of; bet on 3
- verb transitive back to get on the back of; mount 3
- verb transitive back to provide with a back or backing 3
- verb transitive back to form the back of 3