back - Meaning in Punjabi

back - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of back in English

back adjective

1. of an earlier date

   Example

   • "back issues of the magazine"
2. related to or located at the back

   Examples

   • "the back entrance"
   • "the back yard"
3. located at or near the back of an animal

   Examples

   • "back (or hind) legs"
   • "the hinder part of a carcass"

back abverb

1. in reply

   Example

   • "he wrote back three days later"
2. in or to or toward an original condition

   Example

   • "he went back to sleep"
3. in or to or toward a former location

   Example

   • "she went back to her parents' house"
4. in repayment or retaliation

   Examples

   • "he hit me and I hit him back"
   • "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"
   • "we paid back everything we had borrowed"
5. at or to or toward the back or rear

   Examples

   • "he moved back"
   • "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
   • "tripped when he stepped backward"
6. in or to or toward a past time

   Examples

   • "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
   • "never look back"
   • "set the clocks back an hour"

back noun

1. a support that you can lean against while sitting

   Example

   • "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
2. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
3. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body

   Example

   • "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"
4. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

   Example

   • "the book had a leather binding"
5. the side that goes last or is not normally seen

   Example

   • "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
6. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

   Example

   • "his back was nicely tanned"
7. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

   Example

   • "the fall broke his back"
8. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

   Examples

   • "he stood at the back of the stage"
   • "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
9. (football) a person who plays in the backfield

back verb

1. strengthen by providing with a back or backing
2. establish as valid or genuine

   Example

   • "Can you back up your claims?"
3. be in back of

   Example

   • "My garage backs their yard"
4. give support or one's approval to

   Examples

   • "endorse a new project"
   • "I can't back this plan"
   • "I'll second that motion"
5. be behind; approve of

   Examples

   • "He plumped for the Labor Party"
   • "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
6. support financial backing for

   Example

   • "back this enterprise"
7. cause to travel backward

   Example

   • "back the car into the parking spot"
8. travel backward

   Examples

   • "back into the driveway"
   • "The car backed up and hit the tree"
9. place a bet on

   Examples

   • "I'm betting on the new horse"
   • "Which horse are you backing?"
10. shift to a counterclockwise direction

    Example

    • "the wind backed"

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