Back

adv. backward, to the rear; to the past

adj. behind, after

n. dorsal area; part of a chair where the back rests; rear part of the human body (from the neck to the end of the spine); end; defense player (Basketball)

v. support; move backwards, move to the rear

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Noun
1. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
(synonym) dorsum
(hypernym) body part
(part-holonym) torso, trunk, body
(part-meronym) saddle
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
(synonym) rear
(hypernym) side
(hyponym) stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail
3. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
(synonym) rear
(antonym) front
(hypernym) position, place
4. (football) a person who plays in the backfield
(hypernym) football player, footballer
(hyponym) flanker back, flanker
(classification) football, football game
5. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
(synonym) spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, rachis
(hypernym) skeletal structure
(hyponym) notochord
(part-holonym) axial skeleton
(part-meronym) spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis
6. the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
(synonym) binding, book binding, cover
(hypernym) protective covering, protective cover, protection
(hyponym) half binding
(part-holonym) book, volume
7. the part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"
(hypernym) cloth covering
8. a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
(synonym) backrest
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) cantle
(part-holonym) chair
9. the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
(hypernym) position
(hyponym) linebacker, line backer
(member-holonym) backfield
(classification) American football, American football game

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Verb
1. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
(synonym) endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
(hypernym) approve, O.K., okay, sanction
(hyponym) guarantee, warrant
(verb-group) second, endorse, indorse
(derivation) backing, backup, championship, patronage
2. travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) back out
(see-also) back up, back off, back down
3. give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
(synonym) second, endorse, indorse
(hypernym) support, back up
(verb-group) endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
(derivation) backing, backup, championship, patronage
4. cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
(antonym) advance, bring forward
5. support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
(hypernym) finance
(derivation) angel, backer
6. be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
(antonym) front, look, face
(hypernym) lie
(derivation) rear
7. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
(synonym) bet on, gage, stake, game, punt
(hypernym) bet, wager, play
(hyponym) ante
8. shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"
(antonym) veer
(hypernym) switch, change over, shift
9. establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
(synonym) back up
(hypernym) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
10. strengthen by providing with a back or backing
(hypernym) strengthen
(derivation) binding, book binding, cover

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Adjective
1. related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"
(synonym) back(a)
(antonym) front(a)
(similar) backmost, hindermost, hindmost, rearmost
(see-also) aft(a)
2. located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
(synonym) back(a), hind(a), hinder(a)
(similar) posterior
3. of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"
(synonym) back(a)
(similar) noncurrent

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Adverb
1. in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"
2. at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
(synonym) backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
3. in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"
4. in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
(synonym) backward
(antonym) ahead, forward
5. in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions"
(synonym) in reply
6. in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"

v. bake, cook in an oven

n. fullback, offensive backfield player (Sports)

v. provide support, substantiate