ALL meanings of back
back
B b - noun back part of sth covering the back 1
- noun back reverse side: chair 1
- transitive verb back support sth 1
- transitive verb back wager on 1
- transitive verb back form background of 1
- transitive verb back music: accompany 1
- transitive verb back mount 1
- transitive verb back support sb 1
- noun back The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. 0
- noun back That which is farthest away from the front. 0
- noun back (figuratively) Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back. 0
- noun back A support or resource in reserve. 0
- noun back (nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship. 0
- noun back (mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage. 0
- noun back (Slang) NU Effort, usually physical. 0
- noun back A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail. 0
- noun back Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides. 0
- noun back A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. 0
- noun back A ferryboat. 0
- verb back (Intransitive Verb) To go in the reverse direction. 0
- verb back (Transitive Verb) To support. 0
- verb back (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere. 0
- verb back (nautical, of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship. 0
- verb back (nautical, of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power. 0
- verb back (Britain, of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed. 0
- verb back (Transitive Verb) To push or force backwards. 0
- verb back (Transitive Verb) OBS To get upon the back of; to mount. 0
- verb back (Transitive Verb) OBS To place or seat upon the back. 0
- verb back To make a back for; to furnish with a back. 0
- verb back To adjoin behind; to be at the back of. 0
- verb back To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement. 0
- verb back (law, of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender). 0
- verb back To row backward with (oars). 0
- adjective back (not comparable) Near the rear. 0
- adjective back (not comparable) Not current. 0
- adjective back (not comparable) Far from the main area. 0
- adjective back In arrear; overdue. 0
- adjective back Moving or operating backward. 0
- adjective back (comparable, phonetics) Produced in the back of the mouth. 0
- adverb back (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place. 0
- adverb back Away from the front or from an edge. 0
- adverb back In a manner that impedes. 0
- adverb back In a reciprocal manner. 0