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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.
straight
Adverb
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If something goes straight, it continues to move in one direction without turning.
No not that road. Just keep driving straight.
straight
Adjective
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If something is straight, it does not bend, or turn. It continues in one direction.
He had had too much to drink and couldn't walk in a straight line.
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Someone who is straight is heterosexual; being attracted to those of the opposite sex.
straight
Noun
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In the card game of poker, a straight hand has five sequential cards.
A 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is considered a straight hand.