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Back

speaker

Meaning

Adj

At or
the rear.
Returned or
to a
place or condition.
Not current.
Situated
from the main or most
areas.
In
; overdue.
Moving or
backward.
In Phonetics & Body parts:
Pronounced with the
part of the body of the
toward the back of the
,
the
(most often
a vowel).

Adv

To or in a
or place.
In a
to that in which someone
is
or
pointing.
In a
to the
or
of
or
,
or figuratively.
So
and return.
Towards, into or in the past.
Away from someone
; at a distance.
Away from the front or from an edge.
So
,
or
, or cause to do so.
In a
that impedes.
In a
; in return.
Earlier, ago.
To a
. See also
back.

Postp

Before now; ago.

Noun

  • The
    of the body, especially the part between the
    and the
    the
    and
    the
    and belly.
  • The
    and associated tissues.
  • Large and
    buttocks.
  • The part of a
    which
    the back.
  • The
    , the part of a
    which
    the human back.
  • That part of the body that
    . (Now used only in the
    on
    back.)
  • That which is
    from the front.
  • The
    of any
    which is
    the front or
    .
  • The
    of a
    which is bound.
  • The
    of any
    which is
    the front or
    .;The
    of a
    the
    used for cutting.
  • The
    ; the
    that is not
    seen.
  • Area behind, such as the
    of a house.
  • The part of something that
    last.
  • In Printing:
  • That which is
    from the front.
  • The
    of any
    which is
    the front or
    .
  • The inside
    of a page.
  • In Sports:
  • That which is
    from the front.
  • In some
    , a
    behind most
    on the team.
  • Upper part of a natural
    which is considered to
    an animal's back.
    A support or
    in reserve.
    In Nautical:
    The
    and
    of a ship.
    In Mining:
    The
    of a
    passage.
    Effort, usually physical.
    In Alcoholic beverages:
    A
    (often water or a
    ), to
    or a cocktail.
    Among
    , one of the
    and
    hides.
    In Swimming:
    Clipping of backstroke.
    A large
    ; a
    ,
    , or
    , used by
    ,
    ,
    ,
    ,
    , and others, for
    or
    ,
    ,
    , etc.
    A ferryboat.

    Verb

    To
    the
    direction.
    To support.
    In Nautical:
    In Nautical:
    To
    the
    so that the
    the front of the
    , to
    the ship.
    In Nautical:
    To
    a second,
    to provide
    power.
    In British English:
    To
    behind another
    which has pointed.
    To
    or
    backwards.
    To get upon the back of; to mount.
    To place or
    upon the back.
    To make a back for; to
    with a back.
    To
    behind; to
    the back of.
    To
    upon the back of,
    as an endorsement.
    In Law:
    To
    or
    (a
    ,
    in another
    , to
    an offender).
    To
    with (oars).
    In Multicultural London English:
    To
    from behind the back [+accusative = a
    etc.] (as also back out).
    In Nigerian English:
    To
    an
    on
    back.

    Name

    A surname.
    A
    on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles
    , Scotland (OS
    NB4840).
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    back
    English
    arrow
    bak
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    bæc
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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