Definition of back noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...

​[transitive] back something to bet money on a horse in a race, a team in a competition, etc. I backed the winner and won fifty pounds. The horse was heavily ...

back · 1[intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move backward + adv./prep. · 2[transitive] back somebody/something to give help or support to someone ...

1 to move so that you are standing or sitting with your back facing someone or something When on stage, try not to turn your back on the audience. · 2 to reject ...

back · ​. located behind or at the back of something · ​of or from a past time. a back issue of the magazine · ​owed for a time in the past. back pay/taxes/rent · ​ ...

back · ​. to or into the place, condition, situation or activity where somebody/something was before · ​. away from the front or centre; behind you · ​. at a place ...

1located behind or at the back of something We were sitting in the back row. · 2of or from a past time a back issue of the magazine · 3owed for a time in the past ...

back ; at a distance · a distance away from something The barriers kept the crowd back. ; under control · control; prevented from being expressed or coming out He ...

There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective back, two of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

to return, especially to your home What time did you get back last night? We only got back from our trip yesterday. Thesaurusreturn. come back; go back ...