back

noun

  1. 1

    (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

  2. 2

    a support that you can lean against while sitting

    the back of the dental chair was adjustable

  3. 3

    the part of a garment that covers the back of your body

    they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back

  4. 4

    the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

    the book had a leather binding

  5. 5

    the side that goes last or is not normally seen

    he wrote the date on the back of the photograph

  6. 6

    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

    his back was nicely tanned

  7. 7

    the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

    the fall broke his back

  8. 8

    the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

    he stood at the back of the stage

    it was hidden in the rear of the store

  9. 9

    (football) a person who plays in the backfield

verb

  1. 1

    strengthen by providing with a back or backing

  2. 2

    establish as valid or genuine

    Can you back up your claims?

  3. 3

    shift to a counterclockwise direction

    the wind backed

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