Showing 7 phrasal verbs and 10 definitions related to the verb 'Back'.
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Back away phrasal verb
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Meaning: Retreat or go backwards
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The crowd BACKED AWAY when the man pulled a knife.
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Meaning: Retreat or go backwards
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Back down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: She refused to BACK DOWN and was fired.
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Meaning: Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument
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Back into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Enter a parking area in reverse gear
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: He prefers to BACK his car INTO the garage.
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Meaning: Enter a parking area in reverse gear
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Back off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Retreat
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The police told the protesters to BACK OFF.
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Meaning: Retreat
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Back out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Fail to keep an arrangement or promise
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: He BACKED OUT two days before the holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister
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Meaning: Fail to keep an arrangement or promise
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Back out of phrasal verb
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Meaning: Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement
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» Example: She BACKED OUT OF the agreement at the last minute. -
Meaning: Exit a parking area in reverse gear
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» Example: She BACKED the Rolls OUT OF its parking space.
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Meaning: Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement
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Back up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Make a copy of computer data
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware. -
Meaning: Support
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» Example: The rest of the staff BACKED her UP when she complained about working conditions. -
Meaning: Drive a vehicle backwards
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» Example: Tom BACKED UP without looking and ran over his laptop.
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Meaning: Make a copy of computer data