| Definitions of 'backwards' |
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1. (adverb) back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
at or to or toward the back or rear
"he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
2. (adverb) backward, backwards
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
"it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"
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| Definitions of 'backwards' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) backwards
with the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward
2. (adverb) backwards
toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward
3. (adverb) backwards
on the back, or with the back downward
4. (adverb) backwards
toward, or in, past time or events; ago
5. (adverb) backwards
by way of reflection; reflexively
6. (adverb) backwards
from a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin
7. (adverb) backwards
in a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards
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