Results for back

Definitions of back:

part of speech: noun

The hinder part of the body in man, and the upper part in beasts: the hinder part.

part of speech: verb

To mount; to support; to put or move back.

part of speech: adverb

To the place from whence one came; to a former state or condition; behind; not advancing again.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To move or go backward.

part of speech: noun

A brewers vat or large open tub for containing beer; a ferry- boat.

part of speech: adjective

Lying or being behind, or in the rear, as to time, situation, or direction; in a backward direction; in arrears; overdue; no longer current; as, the back numbers of a magazine.

part of speech: noun

The upper part in animals, and the hinder part in man; the rear; the part out of sight; a miners term for joints; that part of a mineral lode nearest the surface.

part of speech: noun

The hinder part of the body of man, or of other animals, from the neck to the end of the backbone; the whole region of the spine; that which is opposed to the front; the rear or hinder part of anything; the part of a book where it is sewed in binding; the part of a knife, etc., opposite to the cutting edge.

part of speech: adverb

To the place from which one came: to a former state or condition: behind: in return: again.

part of speech: adverb

To or toward the rear; to or toward a former place, state, condition, or time; in withdrawal; as, to take back hasty words; in reserve; as, to keep back part of the truth; in return; as, to pay back.

part of speech: verb transitive

To furnish with a back or backing; mount; support; wager on the successful outcome of; indorse; to cause to move backwards.

part of speech: adjective

That is situated behind; previous.

Usage examples for back:

• I should have let you know that I was back "The Emancipated", George Gissing

• " We had better be going back he said. "There was a King in Egypt", Norma Lorimer

• Yes, David, I will come back "The Garden of Eden", Max Brand

• You want I should go back "O+F", John Moncure Wetterau