English to English
adjective
- related to or located at the back
The back yard.
The back entrance.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
His back was nicely tanned.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
He wrote the date on the back of the photograph.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
source: WordNet 3.0
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
The fall broke his back.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
The book had a leather binding.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
They pinned a `kick me' sign on his back.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
The back of the dental chair was adjustable.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
source: WordNet 3.0
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
source: Webster 1913
- In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- in or to or toward a former location
She went back to her parents' house.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- in or to or toward an original condition
He went back to sleep.
source: WordNet 3.0
- in or to or toward a past time
Set the clocks back an hour.
Never look back.
Lovers of the past looking fondly backward.
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- in reply
He wrote back three days later.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- located at or near the back of an animal
Back (or hind) legs.
The hinder part of a carcass.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of an earlier date
Back issues of the magazine.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- be behind; approve of
He plumped for the Labor Party.
I backed Kennedy in 1960.
source: WordNet 3.0
- travel backward
Back into the driveway.
The car backed up and hit the tree.
source: WordNet 3.0
- give support or one's approval to
I'll second that motion.
I can't back this plan.
Endorse a new project.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to travel backward
Back the car into the parking spot.
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- support financial backing for
Back this enterprise.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be in back of
My garage backs their yard.
source: WordNet 3.0
- place a bet on
Which horse are you backing?.
I'm betting on the new horse.
source: WordNet 3.0
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
The wind backed.
source: WordNet 3.0
- establish as valid or genuine
Can you back up your claims?.
source: WordNet 3.0
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
source: WordNet 3.0
- To get upon the back of; to mount.
source: Webster 1913
- To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adv
- [bac] Urong sa dakong likod
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog
noun
- [bac] Likod
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog
verb
- [bac] Paurungin; sumakay sa kabayo
source: Diccionario Ingles-Espaņol-Tagalog
