back | (verb) establish as valid or genuine | Synonyms: back up |
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(verb) strengthen by providing with a back or backing | - |
(verb) shift to a counterclockwise direction | - |
(verb) place a bet on | Synonyms: bet on, gage, game, punt, stake |
(verb) travel backward | - |
(verb) cause to travel backward | - |
(verb) support financial backing for | - |
(verb) be behind; approve of | Synonyms: endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support |
(verb) give support or one's approval to | Synonyms: endorse, indorse, second |
(verb) be in back of | - |
backbite | (verb) say mean things | Synonyms: bitch |
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backcross | (verb) mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents | - |
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backdate | (verb) make effective from an earlier date | - |
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backfire | (verb) set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire | - |
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(verb) emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire | - |
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect | Synonyms: backlash, recoil |
background | (verb) understate the importance or quality of | Synonyms: downplay, play down |
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backhand | (verb) hit a tennis ball backhand | - |
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backlash | (verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect | Synonyms: backfire, recoil |
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backlog | (verb) accumulate and create a backlog | - |
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backpack | (verb) hike with a backpack | Synonyms: pack |
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backpedal | (verb) modify one's opinion, make it less strong | - |
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(verb) pedal backwards on a bicycle | - |
(verb) step backwards, in boxing | - |
backscatter | (verb) scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes | - |
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backslap | (verb) display excessive cordiality (towards) | - |
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backslide | (verb) drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards | Synonyms: lapse |
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backspace | (verb) hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard | - |
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backstitch | (verb) do backstitches | - |
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backstop | (verb) act as a backstop | - |
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backstroke | (verb) swim on one's back | - |
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backtrack | (verb) retrace one's course | Synonyms: double back, turn back |
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follback | (verb) to return someone's following of you on a social media platform | - |
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fullback | (verb) play the fullback | - |
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piggyback | (verb) bring into alignment with | - |
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(verb) support on the back and shoulders | - |
(verb) haul by railroad car | - |
(verb) haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars | - |
(verb) ride on someone's shoulders or back | - |
quarterback | (verb) play the quarterback | - |
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