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See also bäck
English[]
Etymology[]
Old English bæc, from Proto-Germanic *bakom. The adverb represents an aphetic form of aback.
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
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Back ({{{1}}})
- The rear of 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?
- The spine and associated tissues.
- I hurt my back lifting that dictionary.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- Turn the book over and look at the back.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- I hung the clothes on the back of the door.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
- He sat in the back of the room.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house
- We'll meet out in the back of the library.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The car was near the back of the train.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- Tap it with the back of your knife.
- The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- I still need to finish the back of your dress.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- The titles are printed on the backs of the books.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- Can you fix the back of this chair?
- (figuratively) Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.
- The small boat raced over the backs of the waves.
- (obsolete) That part of the body that bears clothing.
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure:
- Do thou but think / What 'tis to cram a maw or clothe a back / From such a filthy vice
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure:
- Template:Sports In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- The backs were lined up in an I formation.
- Template:Nautical The keel and keelson of a ship.
- The ship's back broke in the pounding surf.
- Template:Printing The inside margin of a page.
- 1841, William Savage, A Dictionary of the Art of Printing[1], 1965 Ayer Publishing ed., ISBN 0833731289, page 472:
- Convenience and custom have familiarised us to the printed page being a little higher than the middle of the leaf, and to its having a little more margin at the fore edge than in the back.
- 1841, William Savage, A Dictionary of the Art of Printing[1], 1965 Ayer Publishing ed., ISBN 0833731289, page 472:
- Template:Mining The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- 1911, Robert Bruce Brinsmade, Mining Without Timber[2], page 161:
- The stope is kept full of broken ore, sufficient only being drawn to leave a working space between the floor of broken ore and the back of the stope.
- 1911, Robert Bruce Brinsmade, Mining Without Timber[2], page 161:
- (slang, uncountable) Effort, usually physical.
- Put some back into it!
- (slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.
- 2002, George Pelecanos, Right as Rain: A Novel[3], ISBN 0446610798, page 123:
- He got his hand on her behind and caressed her firm, ample flesh. Template:... "You got some back on you, girl."
- 2002, George Pelecanos, Right as Rain: A Novel[3], ISBN 0446610798, page 123:
Synonyms[]
- (side opposite the visible side): reverse
- (rear of the body): rear, backside
Antonyms[]
- (side opposite the front or useful side): front
- (that which is farthest away from the front): front
Translations[]
the rear of body
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the reverse side
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that which is farthest away from the front
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the part of something that goes last
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the edge of a book which is bound
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the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back
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a position behind most players on the team
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Adjective[]
Back (not comparable)
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- Near the rear.
- Go in the back door of the house.
- Not current.
- I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.
- Far from the main area.
- They took a back road.
- That chore has been in the back of my mind for weeks.
- Template:Comparable Template:Phonetics Produced in the back of the mouth.
- "U" in "rude" is a back vowel.
Synonyms[]
- (near the rear): rear
- (not current): former, previous
- (far from the main area): remote
Antonyms[]
- (near the rear): front
- (not current): current
- (far from the main area): main
Translations[]
near the rear
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not current
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far from the main area
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phonetics: produced in the back of the mouth
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Derived terms[]
- backness
- back vowel
Verb[]
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to Back (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- To go in the reverse direction.
- The train backed into the station.
- To support.
- I back you all the way.
- Template:Nautical the change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern)
- Template:Nautical to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship
- Template:Nautical to lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power
Translations[]
to go in the reverse direction
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to support
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Adverb[]
Back (comparative further back, superlative furthest back)
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- (Not comparable) To 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.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
- Sit all the way back in your chair.
- Step back from the curb.
- In a manner that impedes.
- Fear held him back.
Translations[]
to or in a previous condition or place
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away from the front or from an edge
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in a manner that impedes
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Noun[]
| Inflection for Back | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | Back | Backen | Backar | Backarna |
| Possessive form | Backs | Backens | Backars | Backarnas |
back c.
- crate; storage of bottles
- back; position behind most players on the team
- reverse; car gear
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