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    /bak/

    noun

    • 1. the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips: "he lay on his back"
    • 2. the side or part of something that is away from the spectator or from the direction in which it moves or faces; the rear: "at the back of the hotel is a secluded garden" Similar rearrear sideother sidesternOpposite frontfronthead

    adverb

    • 1. in the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards: "he moved back a pace" Similar backwardsbehind oneto one's rearrearwardsOpposite forward
    • 2. so as to return to an earlier or normal position or condition: "she put the book back on the shelf"

    verb

    • 1. give financial, material, or moral support to: "he had a newspaper empire backing him" Similar sponsorfinanceput up the money forfundOpposite oppose
    • 2. walk or drive backwards: "I put the car in reverse and backed down the road" Similar reversemove/drive backwardsbacktrackretrace one's stepsOpposite move forwardsadvance

    adjective

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