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Word: Back
Speech Type: Noun
Old English bæc, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch and Old Norse bak. The adverb use dates from late Middle English and is a shortening of aback
bak
the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips
Short Definition:rear surface of human body
Examples:- he lay on his back
- Forbes slapped me on the back
- back pain
the side or part of something that is away from the spectator or from the direction in which it moves or faces; the rear
Short Definition:rear of something
Examples:- at the back of the hotel is a secluded garden
- a rubber dinghy with an engine at the back
a player in a team game who plays in a defensive position behind the forwards
Short Definition:sports player in defensive position
Examples:- their backs showed some impressive running and passing
the grounds of Cambridge colleges which back on to the River Cam.
Short Definition:grounds of Cambridge colleges
Word: Back
Speech Type: Adverb
bak
in the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards
Short Definition:away from front or centre
Examples:- he moved back a pace
- she walked away without looking back
so as to return to an earlier or normal position or condition
Short Definition:as before
Examples:- she put the book back on the shelf
- he drove to Glasgow and back in a day
- things were back to normal
in or into the past
Short Definition:in or into past
Examples:- he made his fortune back in 1955
in return
Short Definition:in return
Examples:- they wrote back to me
Word: Back
Speech Type: Verb
bak
give financial, material, or moral support to
Short Definition:give support to
Examples:- he had a newspaper empire backing him
walk or drive backwards
Short Definition:walk or drive backwards
Examples:- I put the car in reverse and backed down the road
cover the back of (an article) in order to support, protect, or decorate it
Short Definition:cover back of article
Examples:- a mirror backed with tortoiseshell
lie behind or at the back of
Short Definition:lie at back of
Examples:- the promenade is backed by lots of cafes
Word: Back
Speech Type: Adjective
bak
of or at the back of something
Short Definition:of or at back
Examples:- the back garden
- the back pocket of his jeans
from or relating to the past
Short Definition:relating to past
Examples:- she was owed back pay
directed towards the rear or in a reversed course
Short Definition:towards rear
Examples:- a back header
(of a sound) articulated at the back of the mouth
Short Definition:relating to phonetics
Examples:- a long back vowel, as in 'dance' or 'bath'
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