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  • Definition
    • back :the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
      • his back was nicely tanned

    • back :be behind; approve of
      • He plumped for the Labor Party|I backed Kennedy in 1960

    • back :related to or located at the back
      • the back yard|the back entrance

    • back :in or to or toward a former location
      • she went back to her parents' house

    • back :the side that goes last or is not normally seen
      • he wrote the date on the back of the photograph

    • back :travel backward
      • back into the driveway|The car backed up and hit the tree

    • back :located at or near the back of an animal
      • back (or hind) legs|the hinder part of a carcass

    • back :at or to or toward the back or rear
      • he moved back|tripped when he stepped backward|she looked rearward out the window of the car

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