go back (verb)
121back onto — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms back onto : present tense I/you/we/they back onto he/she/it backs onto present participle backing onto past tense backed onto past participle backed onto back onto something if a building, garden etc backs… …
122back up — /ˌbæk ʌp/ verb 1. to support or help ● The finance director said the managing director had refused to back him up in his argumen ● He brought along a file of documents to back up his claim. 2. to go into reverse 3. ♦ to back up a portfolio to… …
123back into — phrasal : to get into inadvertently * * * back into [phrasal verb] back into (something) : to become involved in (something) without planning to become involved He backed into the antiques business almost by accident when he sold some old… …
124back burner — noun Date: 1963 the condition of being out of active consideration or development usually used in the phrase on the back burner • back burner transitive verb …
125back-check — intransitive verb Date: 1937 to skate back toward one s own goal while closely defending against the offensive rushes of an opposing player in ice hockey • back checker noun …
126back-form — 1. noun A back formation; a word formed by removing a perceived morpheme from an older word. 2. verb To form a word by a back formation process …
127back-formation — noun a) The process by which a new word is formed by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) of an older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing ar (perceived as a suffix forming an agent noun) from burglar. Back formations, such as… …
128back-projection — noun the projection of a picture on to the back of a translucent screen. Derivatives back project verb …
