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adj

Definition of BACK

1

a : being at or in the back <back door> b : distant from a central or main area <back roads> c : articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage <back vowels>

2

: having returned or been returned

3

: being in arrears : overdue

4

: moving or operating backward : reverse

5

: not current <back issues of a magazine>

6

: constituting the final 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course

Examples of BACK

1. He keeps his wallet in his back pocket.
2. We came in through the back entrance.
3. We drove on the back roads instead of the main roads.
4. The company owes him several months in back pay.

First Known Use of BACK

15th century

Related to BACK

Synonyms: aft, after, hind, hinder, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearward

Antonyms: anterior, fore, forward, front, frontal

Related Words: dorsal

Near Antonyms: ventral

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