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-to-
back
With one's
back
facing somebody else's
back
.
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back
-to-
back
Identical or similar and sequential.
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bounce
back
To recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.
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hold
back
To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
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votes)
kick
back
To relax.
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5.00
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votes)
put
back
To return something to it's original place.
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votes)
answer
back
To reply to a question at a later time.
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votes)
back
away
Of your attention on the thing in front being avoided.
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back
into
To reverse a vehicle into a space.
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votes)
back
off
To move
back
wards away from something.
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votes)
back
off
To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.
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votes)
back
off
To lower the setting of.
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votes)
back
onto
To reverse a vehicle onto something.
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votes)
back
out
To withdraw from something one has promised to do.
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votes)
back
up
As a security measure.
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votes)
bring
back
To fetch something.
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2
votes)
come
back
To return to a place.
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2
votes)
draw
back
To retreat from a position.
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4
votes)
drop
back
Of a quarter
back
or other player in the
back
field, to take a number of steps
back
from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.
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fall
back
To retreat.
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2
votes)
go
back
To return to a place.
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3
votes)
hold
back
To contain; stop.
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4.00
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3
votes)
hold
back
To delay, especially in school.
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2
votes)
knock
back
To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.
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3
votes)
look
back
To reminisce about a past time.
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2
votes)
put
back
To drink fast; to knock down alcohol.
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4.00
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2
votes)
ring
back
To return a phone call.
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4
votes)
ring
back
To make another phone call to the same person.
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4.00
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2
votes)
stand
back
To maintain a safe distance from a hazard.
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votes)
take
back
To retract an earlier statement.
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votes)
take
back
To cause to remember some past event or time.
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votes)
take
back
To regain possession of something.
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2
votes)
answer
back
To reply impertinently; to talk
back
.
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3.00
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1
vote)
answer
back
To issue echo characters, protocol responses, reflexive connection requests, etc.
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vote)
back
down
To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.
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vote)
back
out
To reverse a vehicle from a confined space.
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vote)
back
up
To move
back
wards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
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vote)
back
up
To provide support or the promise of support.
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vote)
back
up
For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.
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back
up
So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
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1
vote)
draw
back
To withdraw from an undertaking.
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1
vote)
draw
back
To pull something
back
or apart.
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3.00
/
1
vote)
put
back
To postpone an arranged event or appointment.
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1
vote)
run
back
To take someone home by car. Give someone a lift to their house.
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vote)
back
burner
A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.
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back
burner
A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.
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votes)
back
into
To
back
up or walk
back
wards and hit something.
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votes)
back
office
The IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business.
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back
onto
To overlook something from the rear.
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votes)
back
up
To move a vehicle
back
wards.
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votes)
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