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back

Definitions

noun

  1. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
  2. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
  3. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
  4. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
  5. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
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verb

  1. support financial backing for
  2. place a bet on
  3. shift to a counterclockwise direction
  4. be in back of
  5. be behind; approve of
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adverb

  1. in repayment or retaliation
  2. in or to or toward a former location
  3. in reply
  4. in or to or toward a past time
  5. at or to or toward the back or rear
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adjective

  1. of an earlier date
  2. related to or located at the back
  3. located at or near the back of an animal

Examples

The Fat Controller and I were back inside the bolt when it arrived from the bonded warehouse at Felixstowe.

Jeff, clad in board trunks and a T-shirt, leans back in his chair with the lappie on his, uhhh, lap, and his bare feet up on the desk.

It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope.

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