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Definition back in British English

back noun

[countable] noun
/bæk/
1

the part of your body between your neck and your bottom, on the opposite side to your chest and stomach. The row of bones inside the back is called the backbone or spine

Example

Will you scratch my back for me?

Example

He's broken his back, but he's still alive.

Example

She was lying flat on her back on the bed.

Synonyms and related words
abdomen back belly
2

the part of something that is furthest from the front

Example

Get in the back of the car.

Example

The sun burnt the back of my neck.

Synonyms and related words
apex back back end
2.1

the part of a chair that you lean on when you are sitting on it

Example

What's that mark on the back of the sofa?

Synonyms and related words
arm armchair armrest
3

an outside area behind a house or other building

Example

The kids are playing out the back.

Synonyms and related words
alley alleyway arcade
4

the side of a page, card, picture etc that is not the main side

Example

a concert programme with Madonna's autograph on the back

Example

I'll put my name on the back of the envelope.

Synonyms and related words
apex back back end
4.1

the last part of a book, newspaper etc

Example

A page had been torn out of the back of the book.

Example

a dictionary with a list of irregular verbs at the back

Synonyms and related words
acknowledgments addendum afterword
5

a player in a football or hockey team whose job is to defend (=stop the other team from scoring goals)

Synonyms and related words
all-American A. N. Other back
5.1

one of the positions on a team where a back plays, behind the front line of players

Synonyms and related words
all-American A. N. Other back
Definition back in British English

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