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"the back of the dental chair was adjustable"nouna support that you can lean against while sitting
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"I can't back this plan"verbgive support or one's approval to
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"Can you back up your claims?"verbestablish as valid or genuine
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"he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"nounthe side that goes last or is not normally seen
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nounthe protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
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"the fall broke his back"nounthe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
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"his back was nicely tanned"nounthe posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
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"set the clocks back an hour" "never look back" "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"adverbin or to or toward a past time
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"Which horse are you backing?"verbplace a bet on
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"I backed Kennedy in 1960"verbbe behind; approve of
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"back (or hind) legs"adjectivelocated at or near the back of an animal
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"he moved back" "tripped when he stepped backward"adverbat or to or toward the back or rear
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noun(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmagetype of:
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"My garage backs their yard"verbbe in back ofOpposite:type of:
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"back the car into the parking spot"verbcause to travel backwardOpposite:
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"back issues of the magazine"adjectiveof an earlier date
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"the back yard" "the back entrance"adjectiverelated to or located at the backOpposite:
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"the wind backed"verbshift to a counterclockwise directionOpposite:type of:
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"they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"nounthe part of a garment that covers the back of your bodytype of:
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"back into the driveway" "The car backed up and hit the tree"verbtravel backward
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