back (
http://definr.com/back)
adj 1: related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the
back entrance" [syn:
back(a)] [ant:
front(a)]
2: located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind)
legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" [syn:
back(a),
hind(a),
hinder(a)]
3: of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine" [syn:
back(a)]
n 1: the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck
to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
[syn:
dorsum]
2: the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote
the date on the back of the photograph" [syn:
rear]
[ant:
front]
3: 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" [syn:
rear] [ant:
front]
4: (football) a person who plays in the backfield
5: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and
protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
[syn:
spinal column,
vertebral column,
spine,
backbone,
rachis]
6: the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a
leather binding" [syn:
binding,
book binding,
cover]
7: the part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a
`kick me' sign on his back"
8: a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back
of the dental chair was adjustable" [syn:
backrest]
9: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed
behind the line of scrimmage
adv 1: in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her
parents' house"
2: at or to or toward or the back or rear; "he moved back";
"tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward
out the window of the car" [syn:
backward,
backwards,
rearward,
rearwards] [ant:
forward]
3: in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to
sleep"
4: in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an
hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking
fondly backward" [syn:
backward] [ant:
ahead,
ahead]
5: in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to
say in reply to the questions" [syn:
in reply]
6: 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"
v 1: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I
backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn:
endorse,
plump for, {plunk
for},
support]
2: travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed
up and hit the tree"
3: give support or one's blessing to; "I'll second that
motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
[syn:
second,
endorse,
indorse]
4: cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking
spot" [ant:
advance]
5: support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
6: be in back of; "My garage backs their yard" [ant:
front]
7: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting
on the new horse" [syn:
bet on,
gage,
stake,
game,
punt]
8: shift to a counterclockwise direction, of the wind
9: establish as valid or genuine; "Can you substantiate your
claims?" [syn:
substantiate,
back up]
10: strengthen by providing with a back or backing