Back

/bæk/

The meaning and definition of Back, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
    “Could you please scratch my back?”
  2. That which is farthest away from the front.
    “He sat in the back of the room.”
verb
  1. To go in the reverse direction.
    “the train backed into the station;  the horse refuses to back”
  2. To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
    “to back a letter;  to back a note or legal document”
Synonyms dorsum reverse remote rear former previous
Antonyms front veer main current

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