[adverb] in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"
[adverb] 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" Synonyms: ward, wards, rearward, rearwards
[adverb] in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"
[adverb] in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" Synonyms: ward
[adverb] in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions" Synonyms: in reply
[adverb] 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"
[noun] the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" Synonyms: dorsum
[noun] the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" Synonyms: rear
[noun] 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" Synonyms: rear
[noun] (football) a person who plays in the backfield
[noun] the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" Synonyms: spinal column, vertebral column, spine, bone, rachis
[noun] the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding" Synonyms: binding, book binding, cover
[noun] the part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"
[noun] a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" Synonyms: rest
[noun] the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
[verb] travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
[verb] give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" Synonyms: second, endorse, indorse
[verb] cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
[verb] support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
[verb] be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
[verb] place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" Synonyms: bet on, gage, stake, game, punt
[verb] shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"
[verb] establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" Synonyms: up
[verb] strengthen by providing with a back or backing
[adjective] related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"
[adjective] located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" Synonyms: hind, hinder
[adjective] of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"
