adj.
1.related to or located at the back
2.located at or near the back of an animal
3.of an earlier date back adv.
1.in or to or toward a former location
2.at or to or toward the back or rear
3.in or to or toward an original condition
4.in or to or toward a past time
5.in answer
6.in repayment or retaliation back n.
1.the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
2.the side that goes last or is not normally seen
3.the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
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
6.the front and back covering of a book
7.the part of a garment that covers your back
8.a support that you can lean against while sitting
9.the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage back v.
1.be behind
2.travel backward
3.give support or one's approval to
4.cause to travel backward
5.support financial backing for
6.be in back of
7.place a bet on
8.shift to a counterclockwise direction
9.establish as valid or genuine 10.strengthen by providing with a back or backing
Idiom of the Day
keep up an act
to act in a way that is different from one's natural behavior
The woman is trying to keep up an act even though she has almost no money.
