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Answer backTo reply rudely to someone in authority Bounce backRecover Bring backCause someone to remember Call backReturn a phonecall Claw backGet money back Come backTo return Cut backReduce Die backWhen the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive Double backGo back the way you were coming Draw backRetreat, move backwards Drive backRepulse, force back Drop backMove towards the back of a group Fall backRetreat Fight backDefend yourself, resist an attack Flash backSuddenly remember Get backTo return to a place.Give backReturn something you've borrowed Go backHave a long history Grow backGrow again Hand backReturn Hang backNot move forwards to avoid doing something Hit backAttack or criticise Hold backNot show emotion Keep backMaintain a safe distance Kick backPay someone illegally as part of the price Knock backCost someone a lot of money Look backThink about the past Pare backIf you pare something back, you reduce the size or numbers.Pass backReturn Pay backRepay money borrowed Play backListen to or watch something you've recorded Plough backRe-invest money you have made into a business Plow backRe-invest money you have made into a business Pull backScore a goal or point when losing Put backRearrange something for a later time Ring backReturn a phonecall Roll backRetreat Row backRetreat from a position Scale backMake something smaller than originally planned Send backReturn something Set backCost Shoot backReturn quickly Sit backWait for something to happen without making any effort Spring backReturn to original position after being bent, forced or when pressure is removed Stand backKeep a distance from something Step backLook at something from a different perspective Stop backReturn somewhere Strike backAttack, take action against someone who has hurt you Tail backForm a traffic jam Take backMake someone nostalgic Talk backRespond rudely to a person in authority Tie backFasten or secure so that it doesn't obstruct Toss backDrink quickly Try backPhone back Walk backRetract a statement of change comments Win backWin something again that you had lost

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