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| back |
to cause to move backward. [1/10 definitions] |
| back and forth |
moving backward then forward, or forward then backward, often many times without stopping. |
| backward |
When something moves backward, it moves toward the back. [3 definitions] |
| castle |
one of two game pieces in chess that may be moved forward, backward, or sideways over any squares not blocked; rook. [1/2 definitions] |
| century |
one of the hundred-year periods into which human history is divided. Centuries are usually counted forward or backward from the beginning of the Christian era. [1/2 definitions] |
| hover |
When something hovers, it's flying but it doesn't go forward or backward. It just stays up in the air in one spot. [1/2 definitions] |
| jet1 |
an airplane that is moved by engines that give off a backward flow of heated gases to cause forward movement. [1/3 definitions] |
| kick |
a strong, sudden backward thrust. [1/6 definitions] |
| lateral |
a sideways or backward football pass to another player. [1/2 definitions] |
| reverse |
opposite in direction, position, or movement; backward. [3/9 definitions] |
| rock2 |
to move back and forth sitting in a rocking chair or on some other thing designed for backward and forward movement. [1/6 definitions] |
| rook2 |
a chess piece that can move over any number of empty squares sideways or forward and backward; castle. |
| somersault |
a motion in which the body rolls all the way over backward or forward. [2 definitions] |
| swing |
When you swing from a branch on a tree, you hold on to the branch and move your body back and forth through the air. When a door swings, it moves backward or forward while it is still attached to the door frame. [1/7 definitions] |
| wave |
When you wave, you move your hand or arm up and down or backward and forward. We often wave when we see someone we know and we want to say hello, or when we want someone to see us. [1/9 definitions] |
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