# backs

Pronunciation: say "BAKS" /bæks/

## Noun

1. Plural of back. — plural of back
   - Simple: Plural of back. Use this form when you mean more than one back.
   - _The dancers arched their backs in perfect unison._
   - _Tiny cracks ran along the backs of the antique mirrors._
3. The grounds behind several colleges of Cambridge University, lying along the River Cam.
   - Simple: The open green land behind the colleges of Cambridge University, running next to the river.
   - _Tourists punt past the Backs to admire the college lawns from the water._
   - _She cycled across the Backs on her way to a lecture each morning._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of back. — third-person singular simple present indicative of back
   - Simple: Third-person singular of back. Use this when one person or thing supports something or moves backward.
   - _The committee backs the new housing proposal without reservation._
   - _He backs his car out of the driveway at the same time each morning._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/backs (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).