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Meaning of backs

noun

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. Example: Could you please scratch my back?
That which is farthest away from the front. Example: He sat in the back of the room.
Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back. Example: The small boat raced over the backs of the waves.
A support or resource in reserve.
The keel and keelson of a ship. Example: The ship's back broke in the pounding surf.

verb

To go in the reverse direction. Example: the train backed into the station; the horse refuses to back
To support. Example: I back you all the way; which horse are you backing in this race?
(of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
(of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
(of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.

noun

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
A ferryboat.

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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