back
verb
move backwards
ADV. hastily, hurriedly She backed away hurriedly.| away, in, off, up If you can't drive in forwards, try backing it in. Back off! There's no need to yell at me. Can you back your car up so that I can get through?
VERB + BACK try to He tried to back away.
PREP. across She backed across the room.| away from The children backed away from him in fear.| into She backed into the garage.| out of He backed out of the drive.
support sb/sth
ADV. firmly, strongly Teachers are strongly backing the new educational policies.| fully | overwhelmingly | unanimously | openly, publicly | financially his election bid was financially backed by a soft drinks company.| up I'll back you up if they don't believe you.PHRASAL VERBS back down
VERB + BACK refuse to | be forced to, be obliged to
PREP. from The government was forced to back down from implementing these proposals.| on She refused to back down on a point of principle.| over The committee finally backed down over the issue of spending cuts.
