backs
Spines of bodies
Backs is the plural of back—the rear surface of the human body from shoulders to waist, or the corresponding part of animals, chairs, books, or buildings.
In sports, backs are players positioned behind the front line: The backs carried the ball on most plays.
To back someone is to support them; backs as a verb means supports: She backs her team no matter what.
Something that backs onto a place faces it from the rear: The house backs onto a park.
Caught batted ball
- scrumContested pack restart
- bindingLegally or morally required
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- packGroup or compress
ruck · maul · fullback · halfback · fly-half · winger · flanker · hooker
Column of vertebrae
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- lumbarOf the lower spine
- cervicalOf the neck
- thoracicOf the chest region
posture · alignment · curvature · disc · chiropractor · sciatica · skeletal · scoliosis
Reverse one's position
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- retraceFollow a previous path
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- backpedalReverse one's stance
reverse · revert · undo · rollback · recede · retract · regress · turnaround
Underlying support structure
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- propSupport or stage item
underpinning · bolster · buttress · pillar · scaffold · stanchion · truss · strut
Funded endorsement arrangement
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- certificationAttestation of qualification
recommendation · vouching · guarantee · authorization · sanction · ratification · accreditation · authentication
Carried weight or burden
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- strainExcessive stretching force
- pressureForce upon contact
- carryMove while supporting
heavy · lifting · hauling · bearing · shouldering · pack · overload · encumbrance
Vocal encouragement given
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- rootingActively cheering someone on
championing · morale · uplift · confidence · enthusiasm · reassurance · empowerment · inspiration
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Caught batted ball
pack · ruck · maul · fullback · halfback · fly-half · winger · flanker · hooker · blindside
spine
Column of vertebrae
thoracic · posture · alignment · curvature · disc · chiropractor · sciatica · skeletal · scoliosis · kyphosis
backtrack
Reverse one's position
backpedal · reverse · revert · undo · rollback · recede · retract · regress · turnaround · about-face
behind
At the rear
buttocks · hindquarters · derriere · seat · bottom · haunches · gluteus · fanny · tail · tailbone
foundation
Underlying support structure
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- frameworkUnderlying support system
prop · underpinning · bolster · buttress · pillar · scaffold · stanchion · truss · strut · base
sponsorship
Funded endorsement arrangement
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
certification · recommendation · vouching · guarantee · authorization · sanction · ratification · accreditation · authentication · confirmation
load
Carried weight or burden
carry · heavy · lifting · hauling · bearing · shouldering · pack · overload · encumbrance
cheering
Vocal encouragement given
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
rooting · championing · morale · uplift · confidence · enthusiasm · reassurance · empowerment · inspiration · praise
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
- OxbridgeOxford, Oxbridge, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Exeter
- handball positionsgoalkeepers, left wings, right wings, pivots
- British universitiesOxford, Cambridge, university, college, undergraduate
backsopposes
Acts in resistance
fights · resists · undermines · sabotages · discourages
backsadvances
Forward movements or progress
proceeds · moves forward · progresses · pushes forward · charges
back, backward, backing, background, backup, backbone, backed, backer, backwards