back is to/against the wall

:  the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine

:  the body considered as the wearer of clothes

:  capacity for labor, effort, or endurance

:  to, toward, or at the rear

:  in or into the past :  backward in time

:  ago

:  being at or in the back

:  distant from a central or main area

:  articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage :  formed deep within the mouth

:  to support by material or moral assistance

:  substantiate

:  to assume financial responsibility for

:  in opposition or hostility to

:  contrary to

:  in competition with

:  in preparation for the time when

:  a masonry fence around a garden, park, or estate

:  a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth)

:  one of the sides of a room or building connecting floor and ceiling or foundation and roof

:  to provide, cover with, or surround with or as if with a wall

:  to separate by or as if by a wall

:  immure

:  to roll in a dramatic manner

:  to roll (one's eyes) in a dramatic manner