The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. Example: Could you please scratch my back?
That which is farthest away from the front. Example: He sat in the back of the room.
Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back. Example: The small boat raced over the backs of the waves.
A support or resource in reserve.
The keel and keelson of a ship. Example: The ship's back broke in the pounding surf.
The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
Effort, usually physical. Example: Put some back into it!
A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail. Example: Could I get a martini with a water back?
Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
To go in the reverse direction. Example: the train backed into the station; the horse refuses to back
To support. Example: I back you all the way; which horse are you backing in this race?
(of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
(of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
(of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
(of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
To push or force backwards. Example: The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet.
To get upon the back of; to mount.
To place or seat upon the back.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back. Example: to back books
To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement. Example: to back a letter; to back a note or legal document
(of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
To row backward with (oars). Example: to back the oars
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.
A ferryboat.
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