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1. 1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
2. 2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it.
3. 3. To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.
4. 4. Away from contact; by reverse movement. The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back the stone from the door. Matt. xxvii. 2.
5. 5. In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.
6. 6. In a state of restraint or hindrance. The Lord hath kept thee back from honor. Numb. xxiv. 11.
7. 7. In return, repayment, or requital. What have I to give you back! Shak.
8. 8. In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; as, he took back0 the offensive words.
9. 9. In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.] Back and forth, backwards and forwards; to and fro. -- To go back on, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray; as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's professions. [Colloq.]