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To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.
To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.
To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.
To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend.
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen.
To place or seat upon the back.
To get upon the back of; to mount.
Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.
In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent.
In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; as, he took back0 the offensive words.
In return, repayment, or requital.
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.
A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.
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.
An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.
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.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.