Definition of back

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Back (v. i.) To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse..

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Grayback :: Grayback (n.) The dowitcher.
Addorsed :: Addorsed (a.) Set or turned back to back.
Detention :: Detention (n.) The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
Eolis :: Eolis (n.) A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial papillae along the back. See Ceratobranchia.
Seesaw :: Seesaw (v. i.) To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward..
Return :: Return (n.) The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary..
Scullery :: Scullery (n.) A place where dishes, kettles, and culinary utensils, are cleaned and kept; also, a room attached to the kitchen, where the coarse work is done; a back kitchen..
Haddock :: Haddock (n.) A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie..
Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of milking qualities..
Back :: Back (adv.) In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back..
Backhand :: Backhand (a.) Backhanded; indirect; oblique.
Background :: Background (n.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.
Backwards :: Backwards (adv.) Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward..
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw back, to retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to come up to or overtake another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to draw on, to advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, nigh, or towards, to approach; to draw together, to come together, to collect..
Backlash :: Backlash (n.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion..
Stane :: Standstill (n.) A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled..
Reconvey :: Reconvey (v. t.) To convey back or to the former place; as, to reconvey goods..
Back :: Back (v. i.) To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend..
Reservation :: Reservation (n.) The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve..
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