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backing noun

  /ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/
  • Support, especially financial.
 kate, tuki
  • (music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.
 säestys, taustasoitto
  • A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
 tuki

back noun

  /bæk/ , [-k̚] , [-ˀk] , [bak] , [bax] , [bäk] , [bæk]
  • The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
 selkä, takapuoli, takaosa, kääntöpuoli, perä, selkänoja
  • (sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
 pakki, puolustaja
  • The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
 takapuoli, kääntöpuoli, nurja puoli, taka-
  • That which is farthest away from the front.
 perä, perukka

back adjective

  /bæk/ , [-k̚] , [-ˀk] , [bak] , [bax] , [bäk] , [bæk]
  • (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
 taka-, takainen
  • Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
 syrjä-, syrjäinen
  • Not current.
 vanha

back adverb

  /bæk/ , [-k̚] , [-ˀk] , [bak] , [bax] , [bäk] , [bæk]
  • (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
 takaisin
  • Away from the front or from an edge.
 kauemmas, pois, poispäin
  • In a manner that impedes.
 estäen, hilliten, kiinni, pidätellen

back verb

  /bæk/ , [-k̚] , [-ˀk] , [bak] , [bax] , [bäk] , [bæk]
  • (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
 pakata, peruuttaa
  • (transitive) To support.
 tukea

back noun

  /bæk/ , [-k̚] , [-ˀk] , [bak] , [bax] , [bäk] , [bæk]
  • A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
 säiliö
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