Back vs. Bak — Which is Correct Spelling?

The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.

The analogous dorsal region in other animals.

The backbone or spine.

The part or area farthest from the front.

The part opposite to or behind that adapted for view or use

The reverse side, as of a coin.

A part that supports or strengthens from the rear

The part of a book where the pages are stitched or glued together into the binding.

The binding itself.

A player who takes a position behind the front line of other players in certain games, such as football and soccer.

In swimming, backstroke.

A shallow vat or tub used chiefly by brewers.

To cause to move backward or in a reverse direction

To furnish or strengthen with a back or backing.

To provide with financial or material support

To lend moral support to, as by corroborating a claim. Often used with up

To be in favor of; endorse or advocate

To provide with musical accompaniment. Often used with up.

To bet or wager on.

To adduce evidence in support of; substantiate

To form the back or background of

To move backward

To shift to a counterclockwise direction. Used of the wind.

Located or placed in the rear

Distant from a center of activity; remote.

Of a past date; not current

Being owed or due from an earlier time; in arrears

Being in a backward direction

(Linguistics) Pronounced with the back of the tongue, as oo in cool. Used of vowels.

At, to, or toward the rear or back.

In, to, or toward a former location

In, to, or toward a former condition

In, to, or toward a past time

In reserve or concealment

In check or under restraint

In reply or return

At or near the rear.

(predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.

Not current.

Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.

In arrears; overdue.

Moving or operating backward.

Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.

In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.

In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.

So as to reverse direction and return.

Towards, into or in the past.

Away from someone or something; at a distance.

Away from the front or from an edge.

So as shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.

In a manner that impedes.

(not comparable) In a reciprocal manner; in return.

(postpositive) Earlier, ago.

To a later point in time. See also put back.

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

The spine and associated tissues.

Large and attractive buttocks.

(figurative) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.

The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.

(obsolete) That part of the body that bears clothing. (Now used only in the phrase clothes on one's back.)

That which is farthest away from the front.

The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.

The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

Area behind, such as the backyard of a house.

The part of something that goes last.

(sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

(figuratively) Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.

A support or resource in reserve.

(nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.

(mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.

Effort, usually physical.

A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.

Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.

(swimming) backstroke

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.

(intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.

(transitive) To support.

To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

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

To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.

To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.

(transitive) To push or force backwards.

To get upon the back of; to mount.

To place or seat upon the back.

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

To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.

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

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

To row backward with (oars).

To carry an infant on one's back.

A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.

In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish, or lobster.

An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.

The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail.

The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the back of a chimney.

The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill, or of a village.

The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.

The keel and keelson of a ship.

The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a horizontal underground passage.

A garment for the back; hence, clothing.

Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.

Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.

Moving or operating backward; as, back action.

To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen.

To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.

To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.

To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend.

To bet on the success of; - as, to back a race horse.

To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.

To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; - used of the wind.

To stand still behind another dog which has pointed; - said of a dog.

In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.

To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it.

To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.

Of time) In times past; ago.

Away from contact; by reverse movement.

In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.

In a state of restraint or hindrance.

In return, repayment, or requital.

In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; as, he took back the offensive words.

In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent.

The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine;

The side that goes last or is not normally seen;

The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer;

(football) a person who plays in the backfield

The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord;

The front and back covering of a book;

The part of a garment that covers your back;

A support that you can lean against while sitting;

The position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

Be behind; approve of;

Travel backward;

Give support or one's approval to;

Cause to travel backward;

Support financial backing for;

Be in back of;

Place a bet on;

Shift to a counterclockwise direction;

Establish as valid or genuine;

Strengthen by providing with a back or backing

Related to or located at the back;

Located at or near the back of an animal;

Of an earlier date;

In or to or toward a former location;

At or to or toward the back or rear;

In or to or toward an original condition;

In or to or toward a past time;

In answer;

In repayment or retaliation;