go back (verb)

  • 91back — I. /bæk / (say bak) noun 1. the hinder part of the human body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine. 2. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 3. the rear portion of any part or organ of the body: the back of… …

  • 92back off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight. [V P] They backed off in horror. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you back off from a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, or if you back off it, you withdraw… …

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  • 93back-burn — [c]/ˈbæk bɜn / (say bak bern) verb (back burnt or back burned, back burning) –verb (t) 1. to clear (land, grass or scrub) by burning into or against the wind. –verb (i) 2. to control a fire by burning off an area in advance of it, often into or… …

  • 94back — 1 adverb 1 RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: Freddie was supposed to be back at the hotel by six. | Put that book back where you found it! | We d better go back, she said regretfully. 2 AS BEFORE in or …

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  • 95back */*/*/ — I UK [bæk] / US adverb 1) a) in the direction that is behind you Don t look back, but there s a man following us. He asked us to move back a few yards. b) in a position where your back is leaning backwards lean/sit/lie back: She leant back in her …

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  • 96back-comb — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : ruff III,3 ; broadly : to comb (hair) in a direction opposite to the one in which it lies naturally * * * backˈ comb intransitive verb and transitive verb To give (the hair) a puffed out appearance by combing the… …

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  • 97back*/*/*/ — [bæk] adv I 1) returning to a place or position Put those CDs back where you found them.[/ex] Can we go back to what we were talking about earlier?[/ex] 2) returning to an earlier state or condition We re hoping things will be back to normal… …

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  • 98back — noun 1》 the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.     ↘the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body.     ↘the spine.     ↘the main structure of a ship s hull or an aircraft s fuselage. 2》 the side or part of… …

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  • 99back — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See rear. v. t. support; aid; promote, fund, finance (See means); stand behind, encourage. v. i. move backward, reverse. See regression. Ant., front. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rear, hinder, after,… …

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  • 100back — 1. noun 1) she s broken her back Syn: spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column 2) the back of the house Syn: rear, rear side, other side; Nautical stern Ant: front …

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