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I. back [bæk] N

1. back (of body):

back
back to back

2. back:

back (not front) of building, page
back (not front) of building, page
back of chair
back (in car)
Ted is round the back Am [or out back]
at [or in] the back [of the bus/book]
at [or in] the back [of the bus/book]
back to front
back to front
back of the hand
back of the head

3. back fball:

back
bek m

Phrases:

to get off sb's back
to get off sb's back
to get sb's back up
in at the back of one's mind
in at the back of one's mind
to put one's back into sth

II. back [bæk] ADJ

1. back <backmost> (rear):

back
back pocket
back seat
back tooth

2. back (of body):

back

3. back (old):

back
back issue
back issue

III. back [bæk] ADV

1. back (to previous place):

back
there and back
back and forth
I'll be back

2. back (to past):

that was back in 1950
two months back

IV. back [bæk] VB trans

1. back (support):

back
to back a horse

2. back (drive):

3. back (accompany):

back

V. back [bæk] VB intr

back car:

back
voziti unazad imperf

'back seat N

1. back seat (in car):

back seat

2. back seat fig:

to take a back seat

'back talk N Am inf

back talk → backchat

back talk

'back·chat N

backchat (response) → back talk

'throw-back N

throw-back

back 'door N

back door

'back pay N

back pay (wages)
back pay (salaries)

back 'num·ber N

back number

I. pull back VB intr

1. pull back (recoil):

pull back
pull back

2. pull back MIL:

pull back

3. pull back (back out):

to pull back [from sth]
to pull back [from sth] (from policies)

II. pull back VB trans

1. pull back (draw back):

pull back
pull back bed sheets
pull back curtains

2. pull back (score):

pull back

win back VB trans

to win back ⇄ sth

sit back VB intr

1. sit back (lean back in chair):

sit back
sit back

2. sit back (do nothing):

sit back
Present
Iback
youback
he/she/itbacks
weback
youback
theyback
Past
Ibacked
youbacked
he/she/itbacked
webacked
youbacked
theybacked
Present Perfect
Ihavebacked
youhavebacked
he/she/ithasbacked
wehavebacked
youhavebacked
theyhavebacked
Past Perfect
Ihadbacked
youhadbacked
he/she/ithadbacked
wehadbacked
youhadbacked
theyhadbacked