Word Finder - backed

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To go in the reverse direction.

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the train backed into the station;  the horse refuses to back

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To support.

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I back you all the way;  which horse are you backing in this race?

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(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.

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(of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.

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(of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.

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(of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.

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To push or force backwards.

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The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet.

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To get upon the back of; to mount.

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To place or seat upon the back.

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To make a back for; to furnish with a back.

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to back books

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To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.

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To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.

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to back a letter;  to back a note or legal document

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(of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).

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To row backward with (oars).

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to back the oars

Yully backed away from the door.

She backed away from him.

Dad was in a hurry to beat the storm, so she had said nothing as the car backed out of the drive.

Headlights were backed up as far as the eye could see, waiting impatiently for someone to direct them away from the gridlock.

She backed away from him, wiping her mouth as she threw him a poisonous look.

She backed out of the sensual room and returned to the living area.

They backed off and waited a day before questioning him.

Even the trash-can liner newspaper that caused us to be hunted down by reward-sniffing hounds has backed off, terminating their contest.

I backed it up, stuttering it back and forward until I heard Howie's voice.

At his long look, she backed away from the door.

She backed away from his door, wondering how that deviant thought emerged.

And you better believe he backed off—like his life depended on it.

Shutting off the reading lamp, he backed out of the room and silently shut the door.

Several men passed by where she was hidden, and she backed away as quietly as she could.

The robed man who had led her to the hall strode forward and took the vial, then backed away silently.

He tensed and straightened, then backed her into the wall.

Connor unclenched his fists and backed away.

Connor quickly pulled away and backed up.

Nikolai trotted after them and backed up to the sofa between Jackson and Elisabeth.

He backed up a little and arched his brow.

He backed up slightly, bracing for her reaction.

He put his hands up and leaned backed.

She backed away slowly, flashing the light on the forms, and then ducked into the barn, grabbing a feed sack she remembered throwing beside the barn door.

She backed away until the corner of the kitchen counters trapped her.

He began to talk court order so Dean backed off, thanked him and left.

Dean woke up feeling as if a truck had hit him, backed up and rolled over him a couple more times just to make sure.

We picked up their voices on our bug in your house but by the time we figured out what was going on, you were already there and we backed off.

As he backed the truck out of the drive, a thought occurred to her.

She backed away from him, holding his gaze.

She gave the floor one last swipe with the mop as she backed out the door.

A few minutes later the truck engine started and he backed the Dodge 4x4 pickup out of the garage.

He nodded, putting an arm across the back of the seat as he backed the car.

Alex backed Ed between the tugs of the buggy and hitched him up.

Alex backed away from him warily.

Carmen watched in amazement as Josh backed away from Alex.

He backed her into the

She walked him to the garage and waited while he backed out of the garage - then watched as his truck bounced down the drive.

Slowly she backed through the door and locked it.

The cat backed away, beyond her reach.

Surprised he backed down, Jessi would've relaxed, if her body wasn't on edge.

She backed away, too aware of the heat of his body and the strength it took to do what he'd done to the three thugs.

Straightening, he blocked her attempt to flee from the porch and backed her into the corner.

He wrapped his arms around her and backed her into the elevator.

This region is backed by a belt of about zoo m.

Constituent assemblies met and voted for unity under Victor Emmanuel, but the king could not openly accept the proposal owing to the emperors opposition, backed by the presence of French armies in Lombardy; at a word from Napoleon there might have been an Austrian, and perhaps a Franco-Austrian, invasion of central Italy.

To every type of coast there may be related a special type of occupation and even of character; the deep and gloomy fjord, backed by almost impassable mountains, bred bold mariners whose only outlet for enterprise was seawards towards other lands - the viks created the vikings.

A long stone quay next the harbour is backed by the new town climbing up the slopes behind.

The steady advance of scientific inquiry into every corner of Persia, backed by the unceasing efforts of a new school of geographical explorers, has left nothing unexamined that can be subjected to superficial observation.

Thus was a papal Crusade begun, backed by an alliance with Constantinople, and thus were the plans of Charles of Anjou temporarily thwarted.

In this he was opposed by Cardinal della Rovere, whose candidature for the papacy had been backed by Ferdinand.