Definition of back

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Back (adv.) Away from contact; by reverse movement.

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Batter :: Batter (n.) A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse..
Sea Cob :: Sea cob () The black-backed gull.
Recur :: Recur (v. i.) To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind.
Camel-backed :: Camel-backed (a.) Having a back like a camel; humpbacked.
Thornback :: Thornback (n.) The large European spider crab or king crab (Maia squinado).
Chape :: Chape (n.) The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap..
Equestrian :: Equestrian (a.) Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
Seesaw :: Seesaw (v. i.) To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward..
Sway-bracing :: Sway-backed (a.) Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other animals..
Cock :: Cock (v. t.) To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.
Astride :: Astride (adv.) With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle..
Regive :: Regive (v. t.) To give again; to give back.
Humpback :: Humpback (n.) A crooked back; a humped back.
Exercise :: Exercise (n.) Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to take exercise on horseback..
Grudge :: Grudge (v. t.) To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects..
Remitter :: Remitter (n.) The sending or placing back of a person to a title or right he had before; the restitution of one who obtains possession of property under a defective title, to his rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might legally have entered into possession only by suit..
Sabre :: Sabre (n.) A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword..
Bustle :: Bustle (n.) A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure..
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