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(noun)
the rear surface of the human body from neck to hip; the corresponding part in animals; a part that supports or fits or makes firm the back of anything; the part farthest from the front; (sport) a player or position behind the front line.
> back (1)
(adjective)
at the rear; (streets, etc) remote or inferior; (pay, etc) of or for the past; backward.
> back (1)
(adverb)
at or towards the rear; to or towards a former condition, time, etc; in return or requital; in reserve or concealment.
> back (1)
(transitive or intransitive verb)
to move or go backwards; to support; to bet on; to provide or be a back for; to supply a musical backing for a singer; (with down) to withdraw from a position or claim; (with off) to move back (or away, etc); (with out) to withdraw from an enterprise; to evade keeping a promise, etc; (with up) to support; to move backwards; to accumulate because of restricted movement; (comput) to make a copy (of a data file, etc) for safekeeping.
> back (2)
(noun)
a large shallow cistern or vat used by brewers, etc, for liquids.