Look up: Back

1. back
   The paper money side opposite the "face"; analogous to the reverse of a coin.
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2. back
   [Verb] To place a bet on something, such as a horse in a race.
   Example: I backed Red Rum, as I liked the name of the horse.
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3. back
   The underside of the cloth as woven in the LOOM.
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4. back
   [adv] - in answer 2. [adv] - in or to or toward an original condition 3. [adv] - in or to or toward a former location 4. [adv] - in repayment or retaliation 5. [adv] - at or to or toward or the back or rear 6. [adv] - in or to or toward a past time 7. [n] - (football) a person who plays in the backfield 8. [n] - the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer 9. [n] - the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine 10. [n] - the part of a garment that covers your back 11. [n] - a support that you can lean against while sitting 12. [n] - the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage 13. [v] - be in back of 14. [v] - be behind 15. [v] - support financial backing for 16. [v] - cause to travel backward 17. [v] - travel backward 18. [v] - shift to a counterclockwise direction 19. [v] - establish as valid or genuine 20. [v] - strengthen by providing with a back or backing
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5. Back
   The back of a book is the binding edge. To back a book is to shape the back of a previously rounded book, so as to make a shoulder on either side against which the front and back covers fit closely.
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6. back
   the main portion of a raw hide, obtained by cutting off the two bellies; leather made from the same part Category: Various industries and crafts • The part of a book to which the pages are glued or that joins the covers(1).Bound edge or back of a book(2) Category: Management in the public and private sector • the body of the saw blade,usually tempered steel,to which the tee…
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7. back
   One of the key areas of the body that the user needs to take care of. The back should be kept straight at all times whilst using a VDU.
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8. Back
   Back (băk) noun [ French bac : confer Arm. bag , bak a bark, Dutch bak tray, bowl.] 1. A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. Hop back , Jack back , the cistern which receives the infusion of malt and h …
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9. Back
   Back (băk) noun [ Anglo-Saxon bæc , bac ; akin to Icelandic , Swedish , & LG. bak , Danish bag ; confer Old High German bahho ham, Sanskrit bhaj to turn, OSlav. bēgŭ flight. Confer Bacon .] 1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part …
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10. Back
    Back adjective 1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. 2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. 3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action. Back charges , charges brought forward after an account has been made up. -- Back filling (Architecture) ,
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11. Back
    Back transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Backed ; present participle & verbal noun Backing .] 1. To get upon the back of; to mount. « I will back him [ a horse] straight. Shak. » 2. To place or seat upon the back. [ R.] « Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed , Appea …
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12. Back
    Back intransitive verb 1. To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back . 2. (Nautical) To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind. 3. (Sporting) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed; -- said of a dog. [ Eng.] To back and fill , to manage the sails of a ship so t …
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13. Back
    Back adverb [ Shortened from aback .] 1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back ; to step back . 2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it. 3. To a fo …
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14. back
    1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements. ... 2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent. ... 3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action. Back charges, charges brought forward after an account has been made up. Back filling, the retrograde movement of a man or body of men, without changing front. …
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15. back
    backward 3 backwards 3 rearward 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`
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16. back
    noun the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; `his back was nicely tanned`
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17. back
    noun the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
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18. back
    noun (football) a person who plays in the backfield
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19. back
    endorse verb be behind; approve of; `He plumped for the Labor Party`; `I backed Kennedy in 1960`
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20. back
    back up verb establish as valid or genuine; `Can you back up your claims?`
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21. back
    verb travel backward; `back into the driveway`; `The car backed up and hit the tree`
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22. back
    verb support financial backing for; `back this enterprise`
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23. back
    verb be in back of; `My garage backs their yard`
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24. back
    adverb in answer; `he wrote back three days later`; `had little to say in reply to the questions`
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25. back
    noun a support that you can lean against while sitting; `the back of the dental chair was adjustable`
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