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BACK, n. 1. The upper part of an animal, particularly of a quadruped, whose back is a ridge. In human beings, the hinder part of the body.4 2. The outward or convex part of the hand, opposed to the inner, concave part, or palm.3. As the back of man is the part on the side opposite to the face; hence the part opposed to the front; as the back of a book and of a chimney, or the back of a house.4. The part opposite to or most remote from that which fronts the speaker or actor, or the part out of sight; as the back of an isle, of a wood, of a village.5. As the back is the strongest part of an animal, and as the back is behind in motion; hence the thick and strong part of a cutting tool; as the back of a knife, or of a saw.6. The place behind or nearest the back; as, on the back of a hill or of a village.7. The outer part of the body, or the whole body; a part for the whole; as, he has not clothes to his back.8. To turn the back on one, is to forsake, or neglect him.9. To turn the back to one, to acknowledge to be superior. 10. To turn the back, is to depart, or to leave the care or cognizance of; to remove or be absent. 11. Behind the back, is in secret, or when one is absent.12. To cast behind the back, in scripture, is to forget and forgive, Is.xxxviii, 17; or to treat with contempt. Ez.xxiii.35. Neh.ix.26.13. To plow the back, is to oppress and persecute. Ps.cxxix.14. To bow the back, is to submit to oppression. Rom.xi.10.BACK, adv. To the place from which one came; as, to go back is to return. 2. In a figurative sense, to a former state, condition or station; as, he cannot go back from his engagements.3. Behind; not advancing; not coming or bringing forward; as, to keep back a part; to keep one's selfback.4. Towards times or things past; as, to look back on former ages.5. Again; in return; as, give back the money.6. To go or come back, is to return, either to a former place, or state.7. To go or give back, is to retreat to recede.BACK, v.t. To mount; to get upon the back; sometimes perhaps to place upon the back; as, to back a horse. 2. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid; as, the Court was backed by the House of Commons.3. To put backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen.4. To back a warrant, 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.5. In seamanship, to back an anchor is 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 prevent its coming home.6. To back astern, in rowing, is to manage the oars in a direction contrary to the usual method, to move a boat stern 5 foremost. 7. To back the sails,is to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern.BACK, v.i. To move or go back; as, the horse refuses to back.
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BACK, n. 1. The upper part of an animal, particularly of a quadruped, whose back is a ridge. In human beings, the hinder part of the body.4 2. The outward or convex part of the hand, opposed to the inner, concave part, or palm.3. As the back of man is the part on the side opposite to the face; hence the part opposed to the front; as the back of a book and of a chimney, or the back of a house.4. The part opposite to or most remote from that which fronts the speaker or actor, or the part out of sight; as the back of an isle, of a wood, of a village.5. As the back is the strongest part of an animal, and as the back is behind in motion; hence the thick and strong part of a cutting tool; as the back of a knife, or of a saw.6. The place behind or nearest the back; as, on the back of a hill or of a village.7. The outer part of the body, or the whole body; a part for the whole; as, he has not clothes to his back.8. To turn the back on one, is to forsake, or neglect him.9. To turn the back to one, to acknowledge to be superior. 10. To turn the back, is to depart, or to leave the care or cognizance of; to remove or be absent. 11. Behind the back, is in secret, or when one is absent.12. To cast behind the back, in scripture, is to forget and forgive, Is.xxxviii, 17; or to treat with contempt. Ez.xxiii.35. Neh.ix.26.13. To plow the back, is to oppress and persecute. Ps.cxxix.14. To bow the back, is to submit to oppression. Rom.xi.10.BACK, adv. To the place from which one came; as, to go back is to return. 2. In a figurative sense, to a former state, condition or station; as, he cannot go back from his engagements.3. Behind; not advancing; not coming or bringing forward; as, to keep back a part; to keep one's selfback.4. Towards times or things past; as, to look back on former ages.5. Again; in return; as, give back the money.6. To go or come back, is to return, either to a former place, or state.7. To go or give back, is to retreat to recede.BACK, v.t. To mount; to get upon the back; sometimes perhaps to place upon the back; as, to back a horse. 2. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid; as, the Court was backed by the House of Commons.3. To put backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen.4. To back a warrant, 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.5. In seamanship, to back an anchor is 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 prevent its coming home.6. To back astern, in rowing, is to manage the oars in a direction contrary to the usual method, to move a boat stern 5 foremost. 7. To back the sails,is to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern.BACK, v.i. To move or go back; as, the horse refuses to back. | BACK, adv.- To the place from which one came; as, to go back, is to return.
- In a figurative sense, to a former state, condition or station; as, he can not go back from his engagements.
- Behind; not advancing; not coming or bringing forward; as, to keep back a part; to keep one's self back.
- Toward times or things past; as, to look back on former ages.
- Again; in return; as, to give back the money.
- To go or come back, is to return, either to a former place, or state.
- To go or give back, is to retreat, to recede.
BACK, n. [Sax. bac, bæc; Dan. bag; Sw. bak; and Sw. backe, bakke, a hill, a clod or lump. The sense probably is a ridge, like the Ger. rücken, D. rug, applied to the shoulders, or to the back of a beast.]- The upper part of an animal, particularly of a quadruped, whose back is a ridge. In human beings, the hinder part of the body.
- The outward or convex part of the hand, opposed to the inner, concave part, or palm.
- As the back of a man is the part on the side opposite to the face; hence the part opposed to the front; as, the back of a book, and of a chimney, or the back of a house.
- The part opposite to or most remote from that which fronts the speaker or actor, or the part out of sight; as, the back of an isle, of a wood, of a village.
- As the back is the strongest part of an animal, and as the back is behind in motion; hence the thick and strong part of a cutting tool; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.
- The place behind or nearest the back; as, on the back of a hill, or of a village.
- The outer part of the body, or the whole body; a part for the whole; as, he has not clothes to his back.
- To turn the back on one, is to forsake, or neglect him. – South.
- To turn the back to one, to acknowledge to be superior.
- To turn the back, is to depart, or to leave the care or cognizance of; to remove or be absent. – Davies.
- Behind the back, is in secret, or when one is absent.
- To cast behind the back, in Scripture, is to forget and forgive. Is. xxxviii. 17; or to treat with contempt. Ezek. xxiii. 35. Neh. ix. 26.
- To plow the back, is to oppress and persecute. – Ps. cxxix.
- To bow the back, is to submit to oppression. – Rom. xi. 10.
BACK, v.i.To move or go back; as, the horse refuses to back. – Encyc. BACK, v.t.- To mount; to get upon the back; sometimes, perhaps, to place upon the back; as, to back a horse. – Shak.
- To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid; as, the Court was backed by the House of Commons. – Dryden.
- To put backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen.
- To back a warrant, 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. – Blackstone.
- In seamanship, to back an anchor, is 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 prevent its coming home.
- To back astern, in rowing, is to manage the oars in a direction contrary to the usual method, to move a boat stern foremost.
- To back the sails, is to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern. – Mar. Dict.
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- 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.
- 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.
- Being at the
back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back
settlements.
- To get upon the back of] to mount.
- To move
or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.
- In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand
back; to step back.
- A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.
- An extended upper part, as of a mountain or
ridge.
- Being in arrear; overdue; as, back
rent.
- To place or seat upon the back.
- To change from one quarter to
another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the
wind.
- 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.
- 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.
- To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat
or recede; as, to back oxen.
- Moving or operating backward; as, back
action.
- To a former state, condition, or station; as, to
go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.
- To stand still behind another
dog which has pointed; -- said of a dog.
- 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.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as,
to back books.
- (Of time) In times past; ago.
- 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.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back
of.
- Away from contact; by reverse
movement.
- The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side
from its edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.
- To write upon the back of; as, to back a
letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
- 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.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen
by aid or influence; as, to back a friend.
- In a state of restraint or hindrance.
- The keel and keelson of a
ship.
- To bet on the success of; -- as, to back
a race horse.
- In return, repayment, or requital.
- The upper part of a lode, or the
roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or
undertaking; as, he took back the offensive words.
- A garment for the back; hence, clothing.
- In arrear; as, to be back in one's
rent.
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Back BACK, noun 1. The upper part of an animal, particularly of a quadruped, whose back is a ridge. In human beings, the hinder part of the body. 2. The outward or convex part of the hand, opposed to the inner, concave part, or palm. 3. As the back of man is the part on the side opposite to the face; hence the part opposed to the front; as the back of a book and of a chimney, or the back of a house. 4. The part opposite to or most remote from that which fronts the speaker or actor, or the part out of sight; as the back of an isle, of a wood, of a village. 5. As the back is the strongest part of an animal, and as the back is behind in motion; hence the thick and strong part of a cutting tool; as the back of a knife, or of a saw. 6. The place behind or nearest the back; as, on the back of a hill or of a village. 7. The outer part of the body, or the whole body; a part for the whole; as, he has not clothes to his back 8. To turn the back on one, is to forsake, or neglect him. 9. To turn the back to one, to acknowledge to be superior. 10. To turn the back is to depart, or to leave the care or cognizance of; to remove or be absent. 11. Behind the back is in secret, or when one is absent. 12. To cast behind the back in scripture, is to forget and forgive, Is.xxxviii, 17; or to treat with contempt. Ez.xxiii.35. Neh.ix.26. 13. To plow the back is to oppress and persecute. Psalms 129:3. 14. To bow the back is to submit to oppression. Rom.xi.10. BACK, adverb To the place from which one came; as, to go back is to return. 2. In a figurative sense, to a former state, condition or station; as, he cannot go back from his engagements. 3. Behind; not advancing; not coming or bringing forward; as, to keep back a part; to keep one's selfback. 4. Towards times or things past; as, to look back on former ages. 5. Again; in return; as, give back the money. 6. To go or come back is to return, either to a former place, or state. 7. To go or give back is to retreat to recede. BACK, verb transitive To mount; to get upon the back; sometimes perhaps to place upon the back; as, to back a horse. 2. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid; as, the Court was backed by the House of Commons. 3. To put backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen. 4. To back a warrant, 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. 5. In seamanship, to back an anchor is 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 prevent its coming home. 6. To back astern, in rowing, is to manage the oars in a direction contrary to the usual method, to move a boat stern foremost. 7. To back the sails, is to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern. BACK, verb intransitive To move or go back; as, the horse refuses to back
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