1. back - noun
· the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
Synonym(s): dorsum
Hypernym(s): body_part
2. back - noun
· the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
Synonym(s): rear
Hypernym(s): side
3. back - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): rear
Antonym(s): front
4. back - noun
· (football) a person who plays in the backfield
Hypernym(s): football_player, footballer
5. back - noun
· the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
Synonym(s): spinal_column, vertebral_column, spine, backbone, rachis
Hypernym(s): skeletal_structure
6. back - noun
· the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
Synonym(s): binding, book_binding, cover
Hypernym(s): protective_covering, protective_cover, protection
7. back - noun
· the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"
Hypernym(s): cloth_covering
8. back - noun
· a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
Synonym(s): backrest
Hypernym(s): support
9. back - noun
· (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
Hypernym(s): position
10. back - verb
· be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
Synonym(s): endorse, indorse, plump_for, plunk_for, support
Hypernym(s): approve, O.K., okay, sanction
11. back - verb
· travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
12. back - verb
· give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
Synonym(s): second, endorse, indorse
13. back - verb
· cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
Antonym(s): advance
14. back - verb
· support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
Hypernym(s): finance
15. back - verb
· be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
Hypernym(s): lie
Antonym(s): front
16. back - verb
· place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
Synonym(s): bet_on, gage, stake, game, punt
17. back - verb
· shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"
Hypernym(s): switch, change_over, shift
Antonym(s): veer
18. back - verb
· establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
Synonym(s): back_up
Hypernym(s): confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
19. back - verb
· strengthen by providing with a back or backing
Hypernym(s): strengthen
20. back - adjective
· related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"
Antonym(s): front
21. back - adjective
· located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"
22. back - adjective
· of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"
23. back - adverb
· in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"
24. back - adverb
· 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"
Synonym(s): backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
Antonym(s): forward
25. back - adverb
· in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"
26. back - adverb
· in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
Synonym(s): backward
27. back - adverb
· in reply; "he wrote back three days later"
28. back - adverb
· 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"
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