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back
Preposition
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Toward the rear.
He went back behind the stands.
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To a place again.
I didn't like it, so I sent it back.
He went back to the same house.
They came back again.
back
Noun
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The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.
I went to the back of the house.
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The back is the rear part of the human body.
He had a scar on his back.
back
Verb
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If you back something, you support it.
The Republicans backed the bill.
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If you back up, you move backward.
He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.
bombardment
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noun
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
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noun
(= bombing)
an attack by dropping bombs
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noun
(= barrage)
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
a barrage of questions
a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
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noun
(= barrage, shelling)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
the shelling went on for hours without pausing