Definizione monolingua

back

back (third-person singular simple present backs, present participle backing, simple past and past participle backed)

1. To go in the reverse direction.

   The train backed into the station.

2. To support.

   I back you all the way.

3. (nautical, of the wind) to change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern)
4. (nautical, of a square sail) to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship
5. (nautical, of an anchor) to lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power

back (plural backs)

1. The rear of body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

   Could you please scratch my back?

2. The spine and associated tissues.

   I hurt my back lifting that dictionary.

3. The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.

   Turn the book over and look at the back.

4. The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

   I hung the clothes on the back of the door.

5. That which is farthest away from the front.

   He sat in the back of the room.

6. Area behind, such as the backyard of a house

   Well meet out in the back of the library.

7. The part of something that goes last.

   The car was near the back of the train.

8. The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.

   Tap it with the back of your knife.

9. The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.

   I still need to finish the back of your dress.

10. The edge of a book which is bound.

    The titles are printed on the backs of the books.

11. The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.

    Can you fix the back of this chair?

12. (figuratively) Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animals back.

    The small boat raced over the backs of the waves.

13. (obsolete) That part of the body that bears clothing.
    • 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure:

      Do thou but think / What tis to cram a maw or clothe a back / From such a filthy vice

14. (sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

    The backs were lined up in an I formation.

    • 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, BBC:

      ...Rovers were also aided by some poor defending from West Brom, whose lapses at the back undid their excellent work on the ball and condemned Roberto di Matteos Baggies side to a third straight defeat.

15. (nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.

    The ships back broke in the pounding surf.

16. (printing) The inside margin of a page.
    • 1841, William Savage, A Dictionary of the Art of Printing^[1], edition 1965 Ayer Publishing ed., ISBN 0833731289, page 472:

      Convenience and custom have familiarised us to the printed page being a little higher than the middle of the leaf, and to its having a little more margin at the fore edge than in the back.

17. (mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
    • 1911, Robert Bruce Brinsmade, Mining Without Timber^[2], page 161:

      The stope is kept full of broken ore, sufficient only being drawn to leave a working space between the floor of broken ore and the back of the stope.

18. (slang, uncountable) Effort, usually physical.

    Put some back into it!

19. (slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.
    • 2002, George Pelecanos, Right as Rain: A Novel^[3], ISBN 0446610798, page 123:

      He got his hand on her behind and caressed her firm, ample flesh. […] ""You got some back on you, girl.""

20. A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
    • Could I get a martini with a water back?

back (not comparable)

1. Near the rear.

   Go in the back door of the house.

2. Not current.

   I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.

3. Far from the main area.

   They took a back road.

4. (comparable) (phonetics) Produced in the back of the mouth.

   ""U"" in ""rude"" is a back vowel.

back (comparative further back, superlative furthest back)

1. (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.

   He gave back the money.

   He needs his money back

   He was on vacation, but now he’s back.

   The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back.

2. Away from the front or from an edge.

   Sit all the way back in your chair.

   Step back from the curb.

3. In a manner that impedes.

   Fear held him back.

4. In a reciprocal manner.

   If you hurt me, Ill hurt you back.

Definizione dizionario back

	dorso
	the rear of body
	Lato opposto alla parte frontale o utile; il contrario; il lato che normalmente non viene visto.
	The side of something opposite the front or useful side; the reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

	schiena
	the rear of body
	Parte posteriore del corpo, specialmente la parte che va dal collo fino alla fine della colonna vertebrale e opposta al torace e all'addome.
	The rear of body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

	indietro
	to go in the reverse direction
	to or in a previous condition or place
	Nuovamente presente.

	dietro
	the reverse side
	the part of something that goes last
	near the rear

	fondo
	that which is farthest away from the front
	the part of something that goes last
	Parte finale di qualcosa.
	The part of something that goes last.
	La parte prospetticamente più lontana da quello che è in primo piano.
	That which is farthest away from the front.

	difensore
	a position behind most players on the team

	arretrato
	not current

	retro
	the reverse side
	Lato opposto alla parte frontale o utile; il contrario; il lato che normalmente non viene visto.
	The side of something opposite the front or useful side; the reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

	rovescio
	the reverse side
	Lato opposto alla parte frontale o utile; il contrario; il lato che normalmente non viene visto.
	The side of something opposite the front or useful side; the reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

	sostenere
	to support
	Dare appoggio o approvare.
	To give support or one's approval to.

	terzino
	a position behind most players on the team

	appoggiare
	to support

	indietreggiare
	to go in the reverse direction

	lato posteriore
	Lato opposto alla parte frontale o utile; il contrario; il lato che normalmente non viene visto.
	The side of something opposite the front or useful side; the reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

	posteriore
	near the rear

	secondario
	far from the main area

a posto

coprire

tergo

	divensore
	In alcuni sport, la posizione più arretrata rispetto al resto della squadra.
	In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

	posto
	to or in a previous condition or place

	retrocedere
	Andare, viaggiare all'indietro, al contrario.
	To travel backward.

	sfondo
	La parte prospetticamente più lontana da quello che è in primo piano.
	That which is farthest away from the front.

	tornare indietro
	La direzione fino ad un punto, quando il soggetto é giá stato in quel determinato punto.
	The direction to here, when the subject has been here before.

accettare

accogliere

addietro

assicurare

compiere

conservare

continuare

di dietro

di ritorno

dosso

eseguire

fare marcia indietro

futuro

groppa

lontano

parte posteriore

poggiare

porzione dorsale del corpo

pratica

prima

promettere

proteggere

reduce

remoto

riparare

schienale

schiéna

sedere

sostegno

spalla

spalle

spalliera

spina dorsale

suolo

tappezzare

tetto

tornare

ulteriore

ultimo

vestire

Altri significati:

the edge of a book which is bound

In a manner that impedes.

back (of the body)

(slang, uncountable) Effort, usually physical.

The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.

(figuratively) Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.

To go in the reverse direction.

(nautical, of the wind) to change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern)

Not current.

(printing) The inside margin of a page.

In a reciprocal manner.

(nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.

(comparable) (phonetics) Produced in the back of the mouth.

(nautical, of a square sail) to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship

Away from the front or from an edge.

back (direction)

(slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.

Area behind, such as the backyard of a house

Near the rear.

The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.

(sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

phonetics: produced in the back of the mouth

(mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.

in a manner that impedes

(nautical, of an anchor) to lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power

To support.

A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.

back (of a chair)

The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

back (of body)

(obsolete) That part of the body that bears clothing.

The spine and associated tissues.

The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.

tails (of coins)

The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.

Far from the main area.

The edge of a book which is bound.

(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.

away from the front or from an edge