n the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
his back was nicely tanned
n the side that goes last or is not normally seen
he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
n the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
he stood at the back of the stage
n (football) a person who plays in the backfield
n the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
the fall broke his back
n the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
n the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back
n a support that you can lean against while sitting
the back of the dental chair was adjustable
n (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
v be behind; approve of
I backed Kennedy in 1960
v travel backward
back into the driveway The car backed up and hit the tree
v give support or one's approval to
I can't back this plan
v cause to travel backward
back the car into the parking spot
v support financial backing for
back this enterprise
v be in back of
My garage backs their yard
v place a bet on
Which horse are you backing?
v shift to a counterclockwise direction
the wind backed
v establish as valid or genuine
Can you back up your claims?
v strengthen by providing with a back or backing
a related to or located at the back
the back yard the back entrance
s located at or near the back of an animal
back (or hind) legs
s of an earlier date
back issues of the magazine
r in or to or toward a former location
she went back to her parents' house
r at or to or toward the back or rear
he moved back tripped when he stepped backward
r in or to or toward an original condition
he went back to sleep
r in or to or toward a past time
set the clocks back an hour never look back lovers of the past looking fondly backward
r in reply
he wrote back three days later
r 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