Definitions
1.nounThe state behind or past.
2.adjective(of motion) In the direction towards the back."They left without a backward glance."
3.adjective(of motion) In the direction reverse of normal."The occasional backward movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun."
4.adjectiveReluctant or unable to advance.
5.adjectiveOf a culture: undeveloped or unsophisticated.
6.adjectiveOutdated.
7.adjectiveOn that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
8.adjectiveFurther behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
9.adjectiveUnwilling; averse; reluctant.
10.adjectiveSlow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning."a backward child"
11.adjectiveLate or behindhand."a backward season"
12.adjectiveAlready past or gone; bygone.
13.adverb(of motion) In the direction towards the back; backwards"to throw the arms backward"
14.adverbToward, or in, past time or events; ago.
15.adverbBy way of reflection; reflexively.
16.adverbFrom a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.