Sekirov Dictionary

back

/bæk/

noun25

  1. the part of the body opposite the chest and stomach, between the neck and the legs
  2. The spine and associated tissues.
  3. That which is farthest away from the front.
  4. The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
  5. The edge of a book which is bound.
  6. The inside margin of a page.
  7. The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
  8. The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
  9. Area behind, such as the backyard of a house or the rear storeroom of a retail store.
  10. The part of something that goes last.
  11. The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
  12. The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
  13. In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
  14. Clipping of backstroke.
  15. (figurative) The upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal’s back.
  16. (slang) Effort, usually physical.
  17. (slang) Large and attractive buttocks.
  18. A support or resource in reserve.
  19. A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
  20. The keel and keelson of a ship.
  21. The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
  22. Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
  23. A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
  24. A ferryboat.
  25. (no longer used) That part of the body that bears clothing. (Now used only in the phrase clothes on one's back.)

verb16

  1. To go in the reverse direction.
  2. To support.
  3. To push or force backwards.
  4. To row backward with (oars).
  5. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
  6. To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
  7. To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
  8. To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
  9. To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
  10. To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
  11. (Nigeria) To carry an infant on one’s back.
  12. To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
  13. (UK) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
  14. (slang) To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) (as also back out).
  15. (no longer used) To get upon the back of; to mount.
  16. (no longer used) To place or seat upon the back.

adverb11

  1. To or in a previous condition or place.
  2. In a reciprocal manner; in return.
  3. Towards, into or in the past.
  4. [after a noun] Earlier, ago.
  5. Away from someone or something; at a distance.
  6. Away from the front or from an edge (of something or someone).
  7. In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
  8. In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
  9. In a manner that impedes.
  10. To a later point in time. See also put back.
  11. So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.

adjective7

  1. At or near the rear.
  2. [after a verb] Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
  3. Not current.
  4. In arrears; overdue.
  5. Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
  6. Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
  7. Moving or operating backward.
forms

backed · backing · backs · backest · farther back · further back · more back · backest · farthest back · furthest back · most back

Phrases with back

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