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back and forth

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. back and forth, backward and forward, to and froadverb

    moving from one place to another and back again

    "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"

Wiktionary

  1. back and forthnoun

    The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

  2. back and forthnoun

    Negotiations or discussions between two or more parties, a dialog.

  3. back and forthadverb

    From one place to another and back again.

  4. back and forthadjective

    Going from one place or position to another and back again.

Wikipedia

  1. Back and Forth

    Back and Forth is a 1987 single by Cameo. The single was the third release from Cameo's, Word Up! album and became the group's twelfth top 10 soul single peaking at number three for two weeks and peaked at number fifty on the pop charts making it their fourth entry on the Hot 100. The single was released on February 24, 1987. "Back and Forth" was also the group's third top ten on the dance chart, peaking at number six. Jazz musician Miles Davis makes a cameo in the song's music video. The chorus of the song: "Back, back and forth and forth..." is used on the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan's single "Gravel Pit". The song appears in video game Grand Theft Auto V on the Space 103.2 radio station.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Back And Forth in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Back And Forth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Back And Forth in a Sentence

  1. Eric Terrill:

    We put that on an underwater robot that is like a torpedo and it continuously goes back and forth over the area, we essentially mow the lawn with this device.

  2. Christie Achenbach:

    He said his new way of treating people was going internally and manipulating the pelvic floor in order to help with any problem a female might have, he said he had to go in, but he didn’t tell me that the way he was going to go in was not using lubricant like a doctor would. He just kept rubbing back and forth — that’s when I knew something was going on...Then he put his fingers up inside me.

  3. Kirsten Sinema:

    Well, as folks in Arizona know, I've long been a supporter of the filibuster because it is a tool that protects the democracy of our nation rather than allowing our country to ricochet wildly every two to four years back and forth between policies, when you have a system that’s not working effectively—and I think most would agree the Senate is not exactly a well-oiled machine—the way to fix that is to change your behavior, not to eliminate the rules.

  4. Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare:

    There's a lot of back and forth obviously. We've not yet converged on a win-win solution, and ... we're going to keep talking to them until we find one.

  5. Sherri James:

    I just don't want to hear that they're going back and forth.


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