backs

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of back. Use this form when you mean more than one back.

   Their backs ached after hours of digging in the garden.

   The old chairs had tall wooden backs carved with flowers.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular of back. Use this when one person or thing supports something or moves backward.

   She backs every plan her brother brings to the family.

   The driver carefully backs the truck into the narrow garage.

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3. 3
   nounwith the

   The open green land behind the colleges of Cambridge University, running next to the river.

   We strolled through the Backs after our last exam of the term.

   In spring, the Backs fill with bright daffodils along the water.

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