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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  BACK, n.  That part of your friend which it is your privilege to
  contemplate in your adversity.
  
  

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Back \Back\, n. [F. bac: cf. Arm. bag, bak a bark, D. bak tray,
     bowl.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Hop back, Jack back, the cistern which receives the
        infusion of malt and hops from the copper.
  
     Wash back, a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to
        form wash.
  
     Water back, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a
        small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes
        set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which
        water circulates and is heated.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Back \Back\ (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., &
     LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn,
     OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. Bacon.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [The mountains] their broad bare backs upheave
              Into the clouds.                      --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the
        inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of
        the foot, the back of a hand rail.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this,
              Gave me your hands, the backs and palms to kiss.
                                                    --Donne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of
        a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the
        back of a chimney.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which
        fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or
        not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill,
        or of a village.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its
        edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. A support or resource in reserve.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This project
              Should have a back or second, that might hold,
              If this should blast in proof.        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Naut.) The keel and keelson of a ship.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Mining) The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a
        horizontal underground passage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. A garment for the back; hence, clothing. [Obs.]
         [1913 Webster]
  
               A bak to walken inne by daylight.    --Chaucer.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Behind one's back, when one is absent; without one's
        knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back.
  
     Full back, Half back, Quarter back (Football), players
        stationed behind those in the front line.
  
     To be on one's back or To lie on one's back, to be
        helpless.
  
     To put one's back up or to get one's back up, to assume
        an attitude of obstinate resistance (from the action of a
        cat when attacked). [Colloq.]
  
     To see the back of, to get rid of.
  
     To turn the back, to go away; to flee.
  
     To turn the back on one, to forsake or neglect him.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Back \Back\, a.
     1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the
        back door; back settlements.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Back blocks, Australian pastoral country which is remote
        from the seacoast or from a river. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
        
  
     Back charges, charges brought forward after an account has
        been made up.
  
     Back filling (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling
        up the space between two walls, or between the inner and
        outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or
        vault.
  
     Back pressure. (Steam Engine) See under Pressure.
  
     Back rest, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe,
        and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in
        turning.
  
     Back slang, a kind of slang in which every word is written
        or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man.
  
     Back stairs, stairs in the back part of a house; private
        stairs. Also used adjectively. See Back stairs,
        Backstairs, and Backstair, in the Vocabulary.
  
     Back step (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body
        of men, without changing front.
  
     Back stream, a current running against the main current of
        a stream; an eddy.
  
     To take the back track, to retrace one's steps; to retreat.
        [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Back \Back\ (b[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Backed (b[a^]kt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Backing.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To get upon the back of; to mount.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will back him [a horse] straight.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To place or seat upon the back. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed,
              Appeared to me.                       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede;
        as, to back oxen.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back
        books.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A garden . . . with a vineyard backed. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The chalk cliffs which back the beach. --Huxley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to
        indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or
        influence; as, to back a friend. ``The Parliament would be
        backed by the people.'' --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Have still found it necessary to back and fortify
              their laws with rewards and punishments. --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The mate backed the captain manfully. --Blackw. Mag.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To back an anchor (Naut.), to lay down a small anchor ahead
        of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened
        to the crown of the large one.
  
     To back the field, in horse racing, to bet against a
        particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other
        horses, collectively designated ``the field'', will win.
        
  
     To back the oars, to row backward with the oars.
  
     To back a rope, to put on a preventer.
  
     To back the sails, to arrange them so as to cause the ship
        to move astern.
  
     To back up, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's
        friends.
  
     To back a warrant (Law), is for a justice of the peace, in
        the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or
        indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend
        an offender.
  
     To back water (Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars,
        paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship
        backward.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Back \Back\, v. i.
     1. To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) To change from one quarter to another by a course
        opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Sporting) To stand still behind another dog which has
        pointed; -- said of a dog. [Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To back and fill, to manage the sails of a ship so that the
        wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in
        order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel
        while the current or tide carries the vessel against the
        wind. Hence: (Fig.) To take opposite positions
        alternately; to assert and deny. [Colloq.]
  
     To back out, To back down, to retreat or withdraw from a
        promise, engagement, or contest; to recede. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Cleon at first . . . was willing to go; but, finding
              that he [Nicias] was in earnest, he tried to back
              out.                                  --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. )
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Back \Back\, adv. [Shortened from aback.]
     1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step
        back.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person
        from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back
        for something left behind; to go back to one's native
        place; to put a book back after reading it.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back
        to private life; to go back to barbarism.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Of time) In times past; ago. ``Sixty or seventy years
        back.'' --Gladstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Away from contact; by reverse movement.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back
              the stone from the door.              --Matt.
                                                    xxviii. 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to
        keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to
        another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. In a state of restraint or hindrance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Lord hath kept thee back from honor. --Numb.
                                                    xxiv. 11.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. In return, repayment, or requital.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What have I to give you back?         --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking;
        as, he took back the offensive words.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.]
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Back and forth, backwards and forwards; to and fro.
  
     To go back on, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray;
        as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's
        professions. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Back \Back\, n. [F. bac: cf. Arm. bak tray, bowl.]
     1. 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.
  
     Hop back, Jack back, the cistern which receives the
        infusion of malt and hops from the copper.
  
     Wash back, a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to
        form wash.
  
     Water back, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a
        small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes
        set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which
        water circulates and is heated.
  
     2. A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Back \Back\, n. [As b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak,
     Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav. b?g?
     flight. Cf. Bacon.]
     1. 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.
  
     2. An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.
  
              [The mountains] their broad bare backs upheave Into
              the clouds.                           --Milton.
  
     3. The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the
        inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of
        the foot, the back of a hand rail.
  
              Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this, Gave me
              your hands, the backs and palms to kiss. --Donne.
  
     4. The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of
        a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the
        back of a chimney.
  
     5. The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which
        fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or
        not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill,
        or of a village.
  
     6. The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its
        edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.
  
     7. A support or resource in reserve.
  
              This project Should have a back or second, that
              might hold, If this should blast in proof. --Shak.
  
     8. (Naut.) The keel and keelson of a ship.
  
     9. (Mining) The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a
        horizontal underground passage.
  
     10. A garment for the back; hence, clothing.
  
               A bak to walken inne by daylight.    --Chaucer.
  
     Behind one's back, when one is absent; without one's
        knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back.
  
     Full back, Half back, Quarter back (Football), players
        stationed behind those in the front line.
  
     To be or lie on one's back, to be helpless.
  
     To put, or get, one's back up, to assume an attitude of
        obstinate resistance (from the action of a cat when
        attacked.). [Colloq.]
  
     To see the back of, to get rid of.
  
     To turn the back, to go away; to flee.
  
     To turn the back on one, to forsake or neglect him.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Back \Back\, a.
     1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the
        back door; back settlements.
  
     2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.
  
     3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action.
  
     Back charges, charges brought forward after an account has
        been made up.
  
     Back filling (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling
        up the space between two walls, or between the inner and
        outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or
        vault.
  
     Back pressure. (Steam Engine) See under Pressure.
  
     Back rest, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe,
        and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in
        turning.
  
     Back slang, a kind of slang in which every word is written
        or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man.
  
     Back stairs, stairs in the back part of a house; private
        stairs. Also used adjectively. See Back stairs,
        Backstairs, and Backstair, in the Vocabulary.
  
     Back step (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body
        of men, without changing front.
  
     Back stream, a current running against the main current of
        a stream; an eddy.
  
     To take the back track, to retrace one's steps; to retreat.
        [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Back \Back\, adv. [Shortened from aback.]
     1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step
        back.
  
     2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person
        from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back
        for something left behind; to go back to one's native
        place; to put a book back after reading it.
  
     3. To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back
        to private life; to go back to barbarism.
  
     4. (Of time) In times past; ago. ``Sixty or seventy years
        back.'' --Gladstone.
  
     5. Away from contact; by reverse movement.
  
              The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back
              the stone from the door.              --Matt. xxvii.
                                                    2.
  
     6. In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to
        keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to
        another.
  
     7. In a state of restraint or hindrance.
  
              The Lord hath kept thee back from honor. --Numb.
                                                    xxiv. 11.
  
     8. In return, repayment, or requital.
  
              What have I to give you back!         --Shak.
  
     9. In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking;
        as, he took back0 the offensive words.
  
     10. In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.]
  
     Back and forth, backwards and forwards; to and fro.
  
     To go back on, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray;
        as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's
        professions. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Back \Back\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Backed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Backing.]
     1. To get upon the back of; to mount.
  
              I will back him [a horse] straight.   --Shak.
  
     2. To place or seat upon the back. [R.]
  
              Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed, Appeared to
              me.                                   --Shak.
  
     3. To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede;
        as, to back oxen.
  
     4. To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back
        books.
  
     5. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
  
              A garden . . . with a vineyard backed. --Shak.
  
              The chalk cliffs which back the beach. --Huxley.
  
     6. To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to
        indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
  
     7. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or
        influence; as, to back a friend. ``Parliament would be
        backed by the people.'' --Macaulay.
  
              Have still found it necessary to back and fortify
              their laws with rewards and punishments. --South.
  
              The mate backed the captain manfully. --Blackw. Mag.
  
     8. To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.
  
     To back an anchor (Naut.), to lay down a small anchor ahead
        of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened
        to the crown of the large one.
  
     To back the field, in horse racing, to bet against a
        particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other
        horses, collectively designated ``the field'', will win.
        
  
     To back the oars, to row backward with the oars.
  
     To back a rope, to put on a preventer.
  
     To back the sails, to arrange them so as to cause the ship
        to move astern.
  
     To back up, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's
        friends.
  
     To back a warrant (Law), is for a justice of the peace, in
        the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or
        indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend
        an offender.
  
     To back water (Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars,
        paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship
        backward.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Back \Back\, v. i.
     1. To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.
  
     2. (Naut.) To change from one quarter to another by a course
        opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.
  
     3. (Sporting) To stand still behind another dog which has
        pointed; -- said of a dog. [Eng.]
  
     To back and fill, to manage the sails of a ship so that the
        wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in
        order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel
        while the current or tide carries the vessel against the
        wind. Hence: (Fig.) To take opposite positions
        alternately; to assert and deny. [Colloq.]
  
     To back out, To back down, to retreat or withdraw from a
        promise, engagement, or contest; to recede. [Colloq.]
  
              Cleon at first . . . was willing to go; but, finding
              that he [Nicias] was in earnest, he tried to back
              out.                                  --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. )

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  back
       adj 1: related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the
              back entrance" [syn: back(a)] [ant: front(a)]
       2: located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind)
          legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" [syn: back(a), hind(a),
           hinder(a)]
       3: of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine" [syn: back(a)]
       n 1: the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck
            to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
            [syn: dorsum]
       2: the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote
          the date on the back of the photograph" [syn: rear]
          [ant: front]
       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" [syn: rear] [ant: front]
       4: (football) a person who plays in the backfield
       5: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and
          protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
          [syn: spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone,
           rachis]
       6: the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a
          leather binding" [syn: binding, book binding, cover]
       7: the part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a
          `kick me' sign on his back"
       8: a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back
          of the dental chair was adjustable" [syn: backrest]
       9: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed
          behind the line of scrimmage
       adv 1: in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her
              parents' house"
       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" [syn: backward, backwards,
          rearward, rearwards] [ant: forward]
       3: in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to
          sleep"
       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" [syn: backward] [ant: ahead, ahead]
       5: in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to
          say in reply to the questions" [syn: in reply]
       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"
       v 1: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I
            backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: endorse, indorse, plump
            for, plunk for, support]
       2: travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed
          up and hit the tree"
       3: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that
          motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
          [syn: second, endorse, indorse]
       4: cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking
          spot" [ant: advance]
       5: support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
       6: be in back of; "My garage backs their yard" [ant: front]
       7: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting
          on the new horse" [syn: bet on, gage, stake, game,
           punt]
       8: shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"
          [ant: veer]
       9: establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your
          claims?" [syn: back up]
       10: strengthen by providing with a back or backing

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  back
     Σουηδικά n.
     η πλάτη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  back
     Czech n.
     (lb cs sport obsolete) (l en back)
     French adv.
     (lb fr Louisiana French Cajun French Acadia) (l en back)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm bak t=back id=back)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  back-
     pre.
     1 back#Adverb ''in its adverbial senses''.
     2 situated, located, or toward the rear; backward or in reverse; in
  return; again.
     3 (lb en UK obsolete) false; pseudo-.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Back
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en settlement on the Isle of isl/Lewis carea/Western Isles
  cc/Scotland) (q: OS grid ref NB4840).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  back
     a.
     1 At or near the rear.
     2 (lb en predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or
  condition.
     3 Not current.
     4 Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
     5 In arrears; overdue.
     6 Moving or operating backward.
     7 (senseid en phonetics) (lb en comparable phonetics) pronounce with
  the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth,
  near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
     adv.
     1 (lb en not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
     2 In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is
  facing or normally pointing.
     3 In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of
  movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
     4 So as to reverse direction and return.
     5 Towards, into or in the past.
     6 Away from someone or something; at a distance.
     7 Away from the front or from an edge.
     8 So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
     9 In a manner that impedes.
     10 (lb en not comparable) In a reciprocal manner; in return.
     11 (lb en postpositive) earlier, ago.
     12 To a later point in time. ''See also '''''put back'''''.''
     n.
     1 The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the
  end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
     2 # The spine and associated tissues.
     3 # (lb en slang uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.
     4 # (lb en figurative) The part of a piece of clothing which covers
  the back.
     5 # The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the
  human back.
     6 # (lb en obsolete) That part of the body that bears clothing. (Now
  used only in the phrase (l en clothes on one's back).)
     7 That which is farthest away from the front.
     8 # The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful
  side.
     9 ## The edge of a book which is bind.
     10 ##: (ux en The titles are printed on the '''backs''' of the
  books.)
     11 ## (lb en printing) The inside margin of a page.
     12 ##* {quote-book|en|1841|(w William Savage (printer) William
  Savage)| page=472| edition=1965 Ayer Publishing ed.|
  title=[http://books.google.com/books?id=sS4H3hax5hAC A Dictionary of the
  Art of Printing]| isbn=0833731289| passage=Convenience and custom have
  familiarised us to the printed page being a little higher than the
  middle of the leaf, and to its having a little more margin at the fore
  edge than in the '''back'''.}
     13 ## The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
     14 ##: (ux en Tap it with the '''back''' of your knife.)
     15 # The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
     16 # Area behind, such as the backyard of a house.
     17 # The part of something that goes last.
     18 # (lb en sports) In some team sports, a position behind most
  players on the team.
     19 (lb en figuratively) Upper part of a natural object which is
  considered to resemble an animal's back.
     20 A support or resource in reserve.
     21 (lb en nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.
     22 (lb en mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
     23 (lb en slang uncountable) Effort, usually physical.
     24 A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with
  hard liquor or a cocktail.
     25 Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned
  hides.
     postp.
     Before now; ago.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.
     2 (lb en transitive) To support.
     n.
     1 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.
     2 A ferryboat.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  back-
     pre.
     1 back#Adverb ''in its adverbial senses''.
     2 situated, located, or toward the rear; backward or in reverse; in
  return; again.
     3 (lb en UK obsolete) false; pseudo-.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Back
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en settlement on the Isle of isl/Lewis carea/Western Isles
  cc/Scotland) (q: OS grid ref NB4840).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  back
     Czech n.
     (lb cs sport obsolete) (l en back)
     French adv.
     (lb fr Louisiana French Cajun French Acadia) (l en back)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm bak t=back id=back)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  back-
     pre.
     1 back#Adverb ''in its adverbial senses''.
     2 situated, located, or toward the rear; backward or in reverse; in
  return; again.
     3 (lb en UK obsolete) false; pseudo-.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Back
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en settlement on the Isle of isl/Lewis carea/Western Isles
  cc/Scotland) (q: OS grid ref NB4840).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  back
     Czech n.
     (lb cs sport obsolete) (l en back)
     French adv.
     (lb fr Louisiana French Cajun French Acadia) (l en back)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm bak t=back id=back)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  back-
     pre.
     1 back#Adverb ''in its adverbial senses''.
     2 situated, located, or toward the rear; backward or in reverse; in
  return; again.
     3 (lb en UK obsolete) false; pseudo-.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Back
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en settlement on the Isle of isl/Lewis carea/Western Isles
  cc/Scotland) (q: OS grid ref NB4840).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  back
     Ruotsi n.
     1 (yhteys urheilu k=sv) puolustaja, pakki
     2 laatikko (lokerollinen), kori
     3 peruutusvaihde, pakki
     Saksa vb.
     (de-v-taivm: back)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  back
     Engelska a.
     bakre
     Engelska adv.
     tillbaka
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg anatomi språk=en) rygg
     2 (''om en bok'') baksidan
     3 bakände; bakre ände
     4 (tagg sport språk=en) #Svenska; en position i vissa lagsporter som
  oftast innebär en mer defensiv roll
     Engelska vb.
     1 backa; röra sig baklänges
     2 vara stöd för; stödja

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  back-
     pre.
     1 anger att ordet är relaterat till backande eller rörelseriktningen
  bakåt (mot sidan man har sin rygg)
     2 anger att ordet är relaterat till backe (kulle)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  back
     adv.
     1 (tagg mindre brukligt text=i sammansättningar) tillbaka
     2 (tagg: text=om pengar, särskilt om företag) på ett sånt sätt att
  man förlorar
     n.
     1 slags låda, vanligen av plast, i vilken man förvarar mindre gods
     2 (tagg: sport) spelare i vissa lagsporter som oftast innehar en mer
  defensiv roll
     3 (tagg: fordonsteknik) ''kort för'' backväxel; en växel som används
  för att få ett fordon att färdas bakåt
     4 (tagg: sjöfart) främre delen av fördäck (vanligtvis för om masten)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  back-
     pre.
     1 anger att ordet är relaterat till backande eller rörelseriktningen
  bakåt (mot sidan man har sin rygg)
     2 anger att ordet är relaterat till backe (kulle)

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  back /bak/ 
  dukung
  entgegen, zurück, rückwärts

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  back /bak/ 
  back
  entgegen, zurück, rückwärts

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  back /bˈak/
  1. rug
  2. agterdeel, agterent, agtergedeelte, agterkant
  3. agterstallig
  4. terug

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  back /bˈak/
  agteras

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  back /bˈak/
  agterhoof

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  back /bˈak/
  agterent

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  back /bˈak/
  agterbank

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  back /bˈak/
  agterbuurt, agterwyk

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  back /bˈak/
  agterstevoor

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  back /bˈak/
  agterwiel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Back /bˈak/
  الظّهر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. страничен
  away from the main area
  2. за́ден
  near the rear
  3. стар
  not current

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. назад
  away from the front or from an edge
  2. наза́д, обра́тно
  to or in a previous condition or place

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. защитник
  a position behind most players on the team
  2. гръб 2.
  the rear of body
   3.
  the edge of a book which is bound
  3. опако
  the reverse side

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  rub

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  couvat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/
  zpátky

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  zadní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/
  záda

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/
  zadní strana

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  rub

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/
  zpět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  couvat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  obránce

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  podporovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  zacouvat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  týl

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/
  páteř

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  zpáteční

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/
  dozadu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/
  nazpátek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  hřbet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  nezaplacený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  bek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/
  nazpět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  odlehlý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  opožděný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/
  opěradlo

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  zpětný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  zádový

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  bacio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  yn ôl 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  cefn 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Boden  [mus.]
           Note: eines Saiteninstruments
           Note: of a string instrument

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Buchrücken , Rücken  [print]
        "backs of a book"  - Buchrücken, Rücken
        "shelf-backs"  - Buchrücken, Rücken
        "sawn-in back"  - eingesägter Rücken
     Synonyms: book spine, spine of a book, spine, back of a book, shelf-back, backbone
  
   see: book spines, spines, backs, backbones, cracked spine, tight back, flat back, square back, hollow back, loose back, open back, false back, spring back, hand-bound book with French joints
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Fond , Wagenfond  [auto]
     Synonym: rear
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Heck  [auto]
     Synonyms: rear, rear end
  
   see: vehicle rear
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Hintergrund 
           Note: Theater
   see: upstage
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Hinterseite 
        "at the back/rear of the building"  - an der Hinterseite des Gebäudes
     Synonym: rear
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Kehrseite , Rückseite 
     Synonym: reverse
  
   see: reverses
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Rücken 
        "small of the back"  - Kreuz
        "a crick in one's back"  - steifer Rücken
        "crick one's back"  - einen steifen Rücken bekommen
        "back to back"  - Rücken an Rücken
        "stand back to back"  - mit dem Rücken aneinander stehen
        "stab sb. in the back"  - jdm. in den Rücken fallen
   see: flat back
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Rücken  [cook.]
           Note: Teilstück vom Geflügel
           Note: poultry cut

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Rückenlehne 
     Synonym: back rest
  
   see: rake
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Rückenteil  [Dt.] , Rückenteil  [Ös.]  [Schw.] , Rücken  [textil.]
           Note: eines Kleidungsstücks
        "dropped back of a riding jacket"  - verlängertes Rückenteil / verlängerter Rückenteil einer Reitjacke
           Note: of a garment

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Rückgrat , Rücken  [ugs.]  [anat.]
           Note: Wirbelsäule
     Synonyms: backbone, spine
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
   [Br.] Rückseite 
        "on the back/back side of the sticker"  - auf der Rückseite des Aufklebers
     Synonym: back side
  
   see: backs, back sides
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  Verteidiger , Verteidigerin , Abwehrspieler , Abwehrspielerin  [sport]
           Note: Ballsport
     Synonym: defender
  
   see: defenders, backs, central defender
  
           Note: ball sports

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  sich (gegen den Uhrzeigersinn) drehen, drehen  [meteo.]  [aviat.]  [naut.]
           Note: Wind, der von einer Himmelsrichtung auf eine andere dreht
        "The wind has backed to the north-west."  - Der Wind hat auf Nordwest gedreht.
   see: backing, backed
  
           Note: wind changing anticlockwise from one compass point to another

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  hinter/e/s, rückseitig , Rück…
        "back course sector"  - rückseitiger Kurssektor
        "the back seats"  - die hinteren Sitze im Auto
     Synonym: rear
  
   see: rear switch, rear connection, rear operation, base drag
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  retour, zurück 
     Synonym: return
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  unterstützen, stützen, mittragen 
        "back a decision"  - eine Entscheidung mittragen
   see: backing, backed, unbacked
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/
  zurück zur.,  /zˈɜː/
        "back to Germany"  - zurück nach Deutschland
     Synonym: behind
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  zurückschieben, zurückstoßen 
   see: backing, backed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  back /bˈak/ 
   [Am.] zurücksetzen, zurückfahren  [auto]  [ein Stück]
        "back up and turn around"  - reversieren
        "reverse/back (up) into/out of a/the parking space"  - rückwärts einparken/ausparken
     Synonyms: reverse, back up
  
   see: reversing, backing, backing up, reversed, backed, backed up, Reverse a little!, Back up a little!
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  back /bˈak/
  
  ενισχύω, υποστηρίζω, υποστηρίζω, πλάτη, πίσω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. syrjä-, syrjäinen
  away from the main area
  2. taka-
  near the rear
  3. vanha
  not current
  4. taka-, takainen
  phonetics: produced in the back of the mouth

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. kauemmas, pois, poispäin
  away from the front or from an edge
  2. estäen, hilliten, kiinni, pidätellen
  in a manner that impedes
  3. takaisin
  to or in a previous condition or place

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. pakki, puolustaja
  a position behind most players on the team
  2. perukka, perä
  that which is farthest away from the front
  3. selkänoja
  the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back
  4. selkä, selkämys
  the edge of a book which is bound
  5. takaosa, perä, peräpää
  the part of something that goes last
  6. selkä
  the rear of body
  7. takapuoli, kääntöpuoli, nurja puoli, taka-
  the reverse side
  8. säiliö
  cistern

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. pakata
  of wind: to shift in an anticlockwise direction
  2. peruuttaa
  to go in the reverse direction
  3. tukea
  to support

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  back /bæk/
  dos

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  back /bæk/
  cúl, droim, muin

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  1. पीठ
        "He hurt his back in an accident."
  2. पिछला~हिस्सा
        "Usually girls tie knot on the back of their head."
        "प्राय: लड़कियाँ चोटी अपने सर के पिछले~हिस्से में बाँधती है."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  1. पीछे~का
        "The house has a beautiful view."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  1. वापस
        "On hearing his father's death Sachin returned back to India."
        "अपने पिता की मृत्यु की खबर सुनकर सचिन भारत वापस आ गए."
  2. पीछे~की~ओर
        "She kept looking back for her friend."
  3. नियंत्रण~में
        "She could no longer hold back her laughter."
  4. पहले
        "I saw the film a few years back."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  1. पीछे~होना‘
        "We must not turn back to our duties."
        "हमें अपने कर्तव्यों से पीछे नहीं हटना चाहिए."
  2. समर्थन~देना[पाना]
        "She is backed by the ruling party in her state."
  3. सहारा~देना
        "Some government agency has to back the research project."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  back /bˈak/
  branič kod nogometa, iza, kladiti se, leđa, leđni, naličje, naslon, natrag, odozada, podupirati, potpomoći, povlačiti se, povrat, povratak, povratan, povratne, povratni, pozadi, pozadina, pust, star, stražnji, udaljen, unatrag, unazadan, uzmicati, zadnje, zadnji, zastario

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  Back /bˈak/
  Nazad, prethodna

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  back /bˈak/
  1. régen
  2. hátsó
  3. régi
  4. törekvô
  5. ezelôtt
  6. hátulsó
  7. hát
  8. hátvéd
  9. hátrafelé
  10. vissza
  11. hátulja
  12. hátlap
  13. hátul
  14. elmaradt
  15. támla

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. belakang 2.
  a position behind most players on the team
   3.
  that which is farthest away from the front
   4.
  the part of something that goes last
   5.
  the reverse side
  2. punggung 2.
  the rear of body
   3.
  the edge of a book which is bound

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. mundur
  to go in the reverse direction
  2. dukung
  to support

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  back /bˈak/
  dorso

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  back /bˈak/
  quartiere popolare, rione popolare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. 裏
  away from the main area
  2. 後, 裏
  near the rear
  3. 後舌
  phonetics: produced in the back of the mouth

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  以前, 元, 元通り, 戻り
  to or in a previous condition or place

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. 後ろ, 最後
  that which is farthest away from the front
  2. 後ろ, 後ろ側, 後方
  the part of something that goes last
  3. 背中, 背, 背面
  the rear of body
  4. 裏, 裏側, 裏面
  the reverse side

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  帰る, 戻る, 逆行する
  to go in the reverse direction

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  back /bæk/
  1. nugara, užpakalinė dalis, atlošas
  2. užpakalinis, atvirkštinis
  3. atgal
  4. nuošalyje
  5. palaikyti, padėti, ribotis

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  back /bæk/
  

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  tilbake
  in a manner that impedes

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. back
  a position behind most players on the team
  2. rygg
  the edge of a book which is bound
  3. bakende
  the part of something that goes last
  4. rygg, bak
  the rear of body
  5. bakside 2.
  the reverse side
   3.
  that which is farthest away from the front

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  rygge
  to go in the reverse direction

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  back /bæk/
  I.   1.  w tył, do tyłu, z tyłu
   2.  [iść]  z powrotem
   3.  [z czasownikami często tłumaczone jako]  a. od-
   b.
        "call back"  - oddzwonić
   4.  [trzymać się]  z dala
   5.  [w przeszłości]  a. do
   b.
        "back to the 15th c."  - do XV w.
  II.   1.  [człowieka]  plecy, grzbiet
   2.  [krzesła]  tył, oparcie
  III.    [siedzenie, droga]  tylny
  IV.   1.  [o domach]  wychodzić tyłem (onto - na)
   2.  [o samochodzie]  cofać się, cofać
   3.  [partię, zespół]  popierać
   4.  back and forth (:back :and :forth)
   - tam i z powrotem
  V.  back away /bˈak ɐwˈeɪ/   wycofywać się
  VI.  back down /bˈak dˈaʊn/   wycofywać się
  VII.  back off /bˈak ˈɒf/   wycofywać się
  VIII.  back out /bˈak ˈaʊt/   wycofywać się
  IX.  back pay /bˈak pˈeɪ/   zaległa zapłata
  X.  back street /bˈak stɹˈiːt/   zaułek
  XI.  back up /bˈak ˈʌp/   popierać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  back /bæk/
  1. costas, dorso
  2. anterior

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  back /bækɔfðhed/
  occipucio

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  back /bækstriːt/
  barriobajo

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  back /bækwiːl/
  ruedaposterior

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  back /bæk/
  1. reverso, revés
  2. espalda
  3. partetrasera
  4. atrás

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  back /bˈak/
  puertatrasera

From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-srp ]

  back /bæk/
  леђа

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  tillbaka
  to or in a previous condition or place

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. back
  a position behind most players on the team
  2. bakände, slut
  that which is farthest away from the front
  3. rygg 2.
  the rear of body
   3.
  the edge of a book which is bound
  4. baksida
  the reverse side

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  back //bæk// /[-k̚]/ /[-ˀk]/ /[bak]/ /[bax]/ /[bæk]/ 
  1. backa
  to go in the reverse direction
  2. backa upp
  to support

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  
  mgongo

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  back /bˈak/
  1. bir şeye destek olmak, arka olmak, yardım etmek
  2. tarafını tutmak, üzerine bahse girmek (at v.b.)
  3. geriye sürmek
  4. sırtına binmek
  5. (den.) güneşin aksi yönüne dönmek, dirise etmek (rüzgar) back down back out caymak, sözünden dönmek. back the oars, back water (den.) siya etmek. back the sails (den.) yelkenleri faça etmek back up geri sürmek, geri gitmek
  6. desteklemek.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  back /bˈak/
  1. arka, sırt, geri
  2. belkemigi
  3. futbolda bek, müdafi. back to back arka arkaya, sırt sırta. be at one' back bir kimseye arka çıkmak. behind one' back birisinin arkasından, gıyabında. flat on one' back hasta, yatakta. get one' back up öfkeli veya dik başlı olmak. have one' back to the wall çıkmazda kalmak. turn one' back on a person veya a thing bir kimseye veya bir şeye sırt çevirmek
  4. vazgeçmek
  5. ihmal etmek.back scratcher kasağı.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  back /bˈak/
  1. geri, geriye
  2. yine, tekrar. back and forth ileri geri. fall back upon a  thing güvenmek sığınmak give back  geri vermek
  3. gerilemek, geri geri gitmek.  keep back saklamak, gizlemek. look back geçmişi düşünmek, hayal etmek. back talk küstahça karşılaık verme.go back on inkar etmek, yerine getirmemek.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  back /bˈak/
  1. tekne, küçük havuz.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  back /bˈak/
  1. arkadaki, arkasında olan
  2. arkaya  doğru olan, evvelki
  3. eski. back country  taşra, memleketin uzak köşeleri
  4. geri kalmış  bölgeler. back formation ((dilb.) benzetme  yolu ile bir kelimeden geriye gidilerek türetilen  yeni kelime. back issue eski tarihli  mecmua. back number günü geçmiş gazete, eski dergi
  5. itibardan düşmüş şey veya  kimse back taxes vergi borcu.

From Nederlands-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:nld-lit ]

  back /bˈɑk/ 
  nugara

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  back
  back

From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-bul ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  1. бак
  (sjöfart) främre fördäck
  2. защитник
  (sport) defensiv spelare

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  1. Rückwärtsgang
  (fordonsteknik) backväxel
  2. Vorschiff
  (sjöfart) främre fördäck
  3. Verteidiger, Abwehrspieler, Abwehrspielerin, Verteidigerin
  (sport) defensiv spelare
  4. Kiste, Getränkekiste
  låda

From Svenska-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ell ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  πρόστεγο
  (sjöfart) främre fördäck

From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fra ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  gaillard
  (sjöfart) främre fördäck

From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-lat ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  1. postīcus
  (sport) defensiv spelare
  2. arca
  låda

From Svenska-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nld ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  bak
  (sjöfart) främre fördäck

From Svenska-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nor ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  back, bakspiller
  (sport) defensiv spelare

From Svenska-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-por ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  engradado
  låda

From Svenska-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-rus ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  1. задняя передача
  (fordonsteknik) backväxel
  2. бак
  (sjöfart) främre fördäck
  3. защитник
  (sport) defensiv spelare
  4. тара, ящик
  låda

From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-spa ]

  back /bˈak/ 
  castillo de proa
  (sjöfart) främre fördäck

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbæk/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/bakː/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  714 Moby Thesaurus words for "back":
     a priori, a rebours, a reculons, abandon, abet, accented,
     acknowledgments, advance, advocate, affirm, afford support, aft,
     after, aftermost, afterpart, afterpiece, again, against the grain,
     ago, aid, alpenstock, alveolar, alveolar ridge, alveolus, angel,
     ante, ante up, anticlockwise, apex, apical, apico-alveolar,
     apico-dental, arear, arena, arm, around, arrested, articulated,
     arytenoid cartilages, ascend, ascender, ascending, aside,
     ass-backwards, assimilated, assist, assure, astern,
     athletic supporter, attest, authenticate, away, axial, back away,
     back door, back matter, back of beyond, back off, back seat,
     back side, back up, back when, back-country, back-flowing,
     backbone, backdrop, background, backing, backpedal, backside,
     backstop, backtrack, backtrail, backward, backwards, backwater,
     backwood, backwoods, backwoodsy, bandeau, bankroll, bankrupt,
     barytone, bastard title, bastard type, be sponsor for, bear,
     bear out, bear up, beard, bearer, behind, behindhand, belated,
     belly, bestraddle, bestride, bet, bet on, bevel, bibliography,
     bilabial, black letter, blade, blocked, board, body, bolster,
     bolster up, bond, boost, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere,
     break, breech, broad, budge, buoy up, buttress, by, cacuminal,
     call, cane, cap, capital, capitalize, carrier, carry, case,
     cast off, catch line, catchword, central, cerebral, certify,
     cervix, champion, change, change place, chasing, checked, circle,
     circumstantiate, climb, climb on, close, colophon, come after,
     come last, commend, confirm, consonant, consonantal, contents,
     contents page, continuant, copyright page, corroborate, corset,
     counter, counterclockwise, countermarch, countersecure, cover,
     cradle, crook, crush, crutch, cry up, cushion, deceitfully,
     dedication, defeat, delayed, delayed-action, dental, deny, descend,
     descender, descending, destroy, detained, disavow, disown,
     disregard, dissimilated, distance, distant, document, dorsal,
     dorsal region, dorsum, down-trending, downward, drifting, due,
     early, ebb, elect, em, en, encourage, endleaf, endorse, endpaper,
     endsheet, ensure, errata, ex post facto, extremity, face, fade,
     fail, fall astern, fall back, fall behind, fat-faced type, feet,
     field, finance, flat, flow, flowing, fluent, flying, flyleaf,
     folio, follow, following, font, for a consideration, fore edge,
     foreword, forsake, fortify, foundation garment, fro, front,
     front matter, frontier, fulcrum, fund, furtively, gamble,
     get behind, get in, get in behind, get on, get over, girdle,
     give support, glide, glossal, glottal, go, go aboard, go around,
     go astern, go back, go back on, go backwards, go into reverse,
     go on board, go round, go sideways, going, gone by, groove, ground,
     grubstake, guarantee, guaranty, guttural, guy, guywire, gyrate,
     gyrational, gyratory, half-title page, hard, hard palate,
     hard pressed, hazard, head, heavy, heel, held up, help, helpless,
     high, hind, hind end, hind part, hinder, hindermost, hindhand,
     hindhead, hindmost, hindward, hindwards, hinterland, hold, hold up,
     hop in, hung up, hype, ignore, imprint, in a bind, in abeyance,
     in arrear, in arrears, in back of, in compensation,
     in consideration, in reserve, in return, in reverse, in times past,
     index, inscription, insidiously, insure, into the past, intonated,
     introduction, invest in, isolated, italic, jammed, jock, jockstrap,
     jump in, keep afloat, keep up, labial, labiodental, labiovelar,
     lag behind, larynx, late, lateral, latish, lax, lay, lay a wager,
     lay down, leaf, lend support, letter, ligature, light, lingual,
     lips, liquid, locale, logotype, loin, low, lower case, mainstay,
     maintain, maintainer, majuscule, make a bet, make sternway, makeup,
     mast, master, mature, meet a bet, mid, minuscule, mise-en-scene,
     monophthongal, moratory, mount, mounting, move, move over, muted,
     narrow, nasal, nasal cavity, nasalized, neck, never on time, nick,
     nominate, obstructed, occiput, occlusive, open, oral cavity,
     outback, outlandish, outlying, outstanding, overcome, overdue,
     owed, owing, oxytone, page, palatal, palatalized, palate, parlay,
     pass, passing, past due, patronize, pay for, payable, pharyngeal,
     pharyngeal cavity, pharyngealized, pharynx, phonemic, phonetic,
     phonic, pi, pica, pile in, pillow, pitch, pitched, play against,
     plug, plunge, plunging, point, posterior, postern, posttonic,
     preface, preliminaries, primitive, print, privately, probate,
     progress, progressive, promote, prop, prove, provide for, puff,
     punt, pursuing, rachis, ratify, raw, rear, rear end, rearmost,
     rearward, rearwards, receivable, recommend, recto, redeemable,
     refinance, reflex, reflowing, refluent, regress, regressive,
     reinforce, reinforcement, reinforcer, reject, reminiscently,
     remote, renege, repudiate, rest, resting place, retarded, retract,
     retrad, retral, retreat, retroactive, retroactively, retrocede,
     retroflex, retrograde, retrogress, retrogressive, retrospective,
     retrospectively, reverse, reversed, reverso, revert, ridge,
     rigging, rigidify, rise, rising, roman, rotary, rotate, rotational,
     rotatory, rough, round, round about, rounded, ruin, run,
     run interference for, running, running title, rushing, sans serif,
     scene, screw up, script, second, secretly, secure, see, semivowel,
     service, set up, setting, shank, shift, shore, shore up, shoulder,
     shroud, side with, sideward, sign, sign for, signature, since,
     sink, sinking, slow, slyly, small cap, small capital, sneakily,
     soar, soaring, soft, soft palate, sonant, speak highly of,
     speak warmly of, speak well of, speech organ, spin, spinal column,
     spine, sponsor, sprit, staff, stage, stage set, stage setting,
     stake, stamp, stand back of, stand behind, stand by, stand pat,
     stand up for, standing rigging, stave, stay, stem, stern, stick,
     stick by, stick up for, stiffen, stiffener, stir, stopped, stream,
     streaming, strengthen, strengthener, stressed, strong,
     subscribe to, subside, subsidize, substantiate, subtitle, subvene,
     subvention, support, supporter, surd, surreptitiously, sustain,
     sustainer, syllabic, sylvan, syrinx, table of contents, tail,
     tail end, tailpiece, take sides with, tardy, teeth, teeth ridge,
     tense, text, theater, thick, throaty, tighten, tip, title,
     title page, to the rear, tonal, tongue, tonic, tout, trail,
     trail behind, travel, treacherously, trice up, trim size,
     turned around, twangy, type, type body, type class, type lice,
     type page, typecase, typeface, typefounders, typefoundry,
     unaccented, uncivilized, uncultivated, underbrace, undergird,
     underlie, underpin, underset, undersign, underwrite, undeveloped,
     uninhabited, unoccupied, unpaid, unpopulated, unpunctual, unready,
     unrounded, unsettled, unstressed, untimely, up-country,
     up-trending, upbear, uphold, upholder, upkeep, upper case, upward,
     validate, vanquish, velar, velum, verify, verso, vertebrae,
     vertebral column, virgin, vocal chink, vocal cords, vocal folds,
     vocal processes, vocalic, vocoid, voice box, voiced, voiceless,
     vote, vowel, vowellike, wager, walking stick, wane, warrant, waste,
     weak, whirl, widdershins, wide, wild, wilderness, withdraw from,
     without hope, woodland, wrong-way, wrong-way around
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 后面的;
  v. 后退;
  ad. 向后地;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  Back
     ad. 向后,在后;回,回原处;以前 ;
     n. 背,背部;背后,后面
     a. 后面的
     vt. 支持

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