back /bæk/
1. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
3. 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"
4. (football) a person who plays in the backfield
synset: back
5. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
synset: spinal_column, vertebral_column, spine, backbone, back, rachis
6. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
synset: binding, book_binding, cover, back
7. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"
synset: back
8. a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
9. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
synset: back
1. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
synset: back, endorse, indorse, plump_for, plunk_for, support
2. travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
synset: back
3. give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
synset: second, back, endorse, indorse
4. cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
synset: back
antonym: advance, bring_forward
5. support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
synset: back
6. be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
synset: back
7. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
synset: bet_on, back, gage, stake, game, punt
8. shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"
synset: back
9. establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
10. strengthen by providing with a back or backing
synset: back
1. related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"
synset: back
2. located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
3. of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"
synset: back
1. in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"
synset: back
2. 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"
synset: back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
antonym: forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard
3. in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"
synset: back
4. in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
5. in reply; "he wrote back three days later"
synset: back
6. in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"
synset: back
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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