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Definition:

(nou) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine (nou) the side that goes last or is not normally seen (nou) the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer (nou) a person who plays in the backfield (nou) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord (nou) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book (nou) the part of a garment that covers the back of your body (nou) a support that you can lean against while sitting (nou) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

Phonetic Transcription:

bæk

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Bob Cousy added the behind the back dribble fifty years later, and now.

Something whizzed behind my back.

He slammed the door behind his back.

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