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1.nounThe rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly."Could you please scratch my back?"
2.nounThat which is farthest away from the front."He sat in the back of the room."
3.nounUpper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back."The small boat raced over the backs of the waves."
4.nounA support or resource in reserve.
5.nounThe keel and keelson of a ship."The ship's back broke in the pounding surf."
6.nounThe roof of a horizontal underground passage.
7.nounEffort, usually physical."Put some back into it!"
8.nounA non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail."Could I get a martini with a water back?"
9.nounAmong leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
10.verbTo go in the reverse direction."the train backed into the station; the horse refuses to back"
11.verbTo support."I back you all the way; which horse are you backing in this race?"
12.verb(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.
13.verb(of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
14.verb(of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
15.verb(of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
16.verbTo push or force backwards."The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet."
17.verbTo get upon the back of; to mount.
18.verbTo place or seat upon the back.
19.verbTo make a back for; to furnish with a back."to back books"
20.verbTo adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
21.verbTo write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement."to back a letter; to back a note or legal document"
22.verb(of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
23.verbTo row backward with (oars)."to back the oars"
24.adjectiveNear the rear."Go in the back door of the house."
25.adjectiveNot current."I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine."
26.adjectiveFar from the main area."They took a back road."
27.adjectiveIn arrear; overdue."They still owe three months' back rent."
28.adjectiveMoving or operating backward."back action"
29.adjectivePronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel)."The vowel of lot has a back vowel in most dialects of England."
30.adverbTo or in a previous condition or place."He gave back the money. He needs his money back. He was on vacation, but now he’s back. The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back."
31.adverbAway from the front or from an edge."Sit all the way back in your chair."
32.adverbIn a manner that impedes."Fear held him back."
33.adverbIn a reciprocal manner; in return."If you hurt me, I'll hurt you back."
34.adverbEarlier, ago."I last saw him a day or two back."