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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb back 4 of 10 senses of back Sense 1 back endorse, plump for plunk for support => guarantee, warrant => side pull root => champion, defend Sense 2 back => back out Sense 7 bet on back gage, stake, game, punt => ante => parlay, double up Sense 9 substantiate, back back up => vouch Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb back 4 of 10 senses of back Sense 1 back endorse, plump for plunk for support => guarantee, warrant => cover, insure, underwrite => reinsure => indemnify => certify, endorse => side pull root => champion, defend Sense 2 back => back out Sense 7 bet on back gage, stake, game, punt => ante => parlay, double up Sense 9 substantiate, back back up => vouch Entailment of verb back Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb back 10 senses of back Sense 1 back endorse, plump for plunk for support => approve, ok okay, sanction Sense 2 back => travel, go move locomote Also See-> back up#2; back off#1; back down#1; back out#1 Sense 3 second back endorse, indorse => support, back up Sense 4 back Sense 5 back => finance Sense 6 back => lie Sense 7 bet on back gage, stake, game, punt => bet, wager, play Sense 8 back => switch, change over shift Sense 9 substantiate, back back up => reinforce, reenforce Sense 10 back => strengthen Familiarity of verb back back used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb back Sense 1 back endorse, plump for plunk for support => approve, ok okay, sanction Sense 3 second back endorse, indorse => support, back up -------------- Sense 2 back => travel, go move locomote Sense 4 back -------------- Sense 5 back => finance -------------- Sense 6 back => lie -------------- Sense 7 bet on back gage, stake, game, punt => bet, wager, play -------------- Sense 8 back => switch, change over shift -------------- Sense 9 substantiate, back back up => reinforce, reenforce -------------- Sense 10 back => strengthen -------------- Grep of noun back back back-formation back-number back brace back burner back circle back country back door back end back entrance back exercise back judge back matter back pack back porch back room back street back talk back tooth backache backband backbeat backbench backbencher backbend backbiter backblast backboard backbone backchat backcloth backdown backdrop backer backfield backfire backflow backflowing backgammon backgammon board background background knowledge background level background noise background processing background radiation background signal backgrounder backgrounding backhand backhand drive backhand shot backhand stroke backhoe backing backlash backlog backpack backpacker backpacking backpacking tent backplate backrest backroom backroom boy backsaw backscratcher backseat backseat driver backsheesh backside backslapper backslider backsliding backspace character backspace key backspacer backspin backstage backstairs backstay backstitch backstop backstroke backstroker backswimmer backsword backtalk backup backup file backup man backwardness backwash backwater backwoods backwoodsman backyard biofeedback blowback buyback call-back canvasback ceding back clawback comeback coming back crookback cutback diamondback dieback drawback fallback fatback feedback finback flankerback flashback fullback grayback greenback halfback hardback hatchback hollow-back horseback huckaback humpback hunchback kickback ladder-back ladder-back chair leatherback lobsterback mossback negative feedback outback paperback paying back playback positive feedback prickleback push back quarterback razorback rhodesian ridgeback rollback running back saddleback service cutback set back setback silverback softback stickleback stock buyback tailback ten-spined stickleback three-spined stickleback throwback touchback water back western diamondback wetback wingback zwieback Overview of noun back The noun back has 9 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (53) back dorsum -- (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned") 2. (12) rear, back -- (the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph") 3. (4) back rear -- (the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer: "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store") 4. back -- ((football) a person who plays in the backfield) 5. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back rachis -- (the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back") 6. binding, book binding, cover, back -- (the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding") 7. back -- (the part of a garment that covers your back "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back") 8. back backrest -- (a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable") 9. back -- (the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage) Overview of verb back The verb back has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (7) back endorse, plump for plunk for support -- (be behind; approve of "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960") 2. (6) back -- (travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree") 3. (4) second back endorse, indorse -- (give support or one's blessing to "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project") 4. (4) back -- (cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot") 5. (2) back -- (support financial backing for "back this enterprise") 6. back -- (be in back of "My garage backs their yard") 7. bet on back gage, stake, game, punt -- (place a bet on "Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting on the new horse") 8. back -- (shift to a counterclockwise direction, of the wind) 9. substantiate, back back up -- (establish as valid or genuine; "Can you substantiate your claims?") 10. back -- (strengthen by providing with a back or backing) Overview of adj back The adj back has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (15) back -- (related to or located at the back "the back yard"; "the back entrance") 2. (1) back hind, hinder -- (located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass") 3. back -- (of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine") Overview of adv back The adv back has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (92) back -- (in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house") 2. (36) back backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards -- (at or to or toward or the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car") 3. (24) back -- (in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep") 4. (15) back backward -- (in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward") 5. (14) back in reply -- (in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions") 6. (1) back -- (in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher") Antonyms of adj back 3 senses of back Sense 1 back(postnominal) (vs. front) front(postnominal) (vs. back) => advance(postnominal), advanced(postnominal), in advance(prenominal) => ante => foremost, frontmost => forward => frontal, head-on Sense 2 back(postnominal), hind(postnominal), hinder(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA posterior) -> anterior Sense 3 back(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA noncurrent) -> current Similarity of adj back 3 senses of back Sense 1 back(postnominal) (vs. front) => backmost, hindermost, hindmost, rearmost => rear(postnominal), rearward(postnominal) Also See-> aft#1; posterior#1 Sense 2 back(postnominal), hind(postnominal), hinder(postnominal) => posterior (vs. anterior) Sense 3 back(postnominal) => noncurrent (vs. current) Attributes of adj back Familiarity of adj back back used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj back ahorseback back back-geared back-to-back backbreaking backed backed up backhand backhanded backless backmost backstage backstair backstairs backswept backward backwoods bareback crookback hardback hunchback laid-back outback paperback razorback swayback sweptback throwback Overview of noun back The noun back has 9 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (53) back dorsum -- (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned") 2. (12) rear, back -- (the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph") 3. (4) back rear -- (the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer: "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store") 4. back -- ((football) a person who plays in the backfield) 5. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back rachis -- (the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back") 6. binding, book binding, cover, back -- (the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding") 7. back -- (the part of a garment that covers your back "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back") 8. back backrest -- (a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable") 9. back -- (the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage) Overview of verb back The verb back has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (7) back endorse, plump for plunk for support -- (be behind; approve of "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960") 2. (6) back -- (travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree") 3. (4) second back endorse, indorse -- (give support or one's blessing to "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project") 4. (4) back -- (cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot") 5. (2) back -- (support financial backing for "back this enterprise") 6. back -- (be in back of "My garage backs their yard") 7. bet on back gage, stake, game, punt -- (place a bet on "Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting on the new horse") 8. back -- (shift to a counterclockwise direction, of the wind) 9. substantiate, back back up -- (establish as valid or genuine; "Can you substantiate your claims?") 10. back -- (strengthen by providing with a back or backing) Overview of adj back The adj back has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (15) back -- (related to or located at the back "the back yard"; "the back entrance") 2. (1) back hind, hinder -- (located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass") 3. back -- (of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine") Overview of adv back The adv back has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (92) back -- (in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house") 2. (36) back backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards -- (at or to or toward or the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car") 3. (24) back -- (in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep") 4. (15) back backward -- (in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward") 5. (14) back in reply -- (in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions") 6. (1) back -- (in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher")
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