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What does the word back mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To foree backward.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To stand; uphold; sustain; support.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To mount; ride.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To address or indorse.

Part of speech: verb

To move rearward.

Part of speech: adverb

In the rear; behind.

Part of speech: adverb

To or toward the rear; behind; backward; in return; again.

Part of speech: adjective

Remote or retired.

Part of speech: adjective

In arrears; overdue; not paid; as, back pay.

Usage examples for back

I could have come back. – A Man to His Mate by J. Allan Dunn
With your leave, I will go back to Rome." – A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Felix Dahn
Didn't you go back to the Home? – The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass