backwards

Definition of backwards in English English dictionary: Toward the back
Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards.—Søren Kierkegaard.; In a manner such that the back precedes the front
The tour guide walked backwards while droning on to the bored seniors.; Clumsy, inept, or inefficient
He was a very backwards scholar, but he was a marvel on the football field.; Oriented toward the back
The battleship had three backwards guns at the stern, in addition to the primary complement.; Behind current trends or technology
Modern medicine regards the use of leeches as a backwards practice.; Reversed
The backwards lettering on emergency vehicles makes it possible to read in the rear-view mirror.; In the opposite direction of usual
The clock did not work because the battery was inserted backwards.; {a} back in time past; If someone or something moves backwards and forwards, they move repeatedly first in one direction and then in the opposite direction. Draw the floss backwards and forwards between the teeth. people travelling backwards and forwards to and from London; to the rear, to the back; in reverse; at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"; to bend over backwards: see bend; In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards; By way of reflection; reflexively; With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward; If you do something backwards, you do it in the opposite way to the usual way. He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards; Toward, or in, past time or events; ago; You use backwards to indicate that something changes or develops in a way that is not an improvement, but is a return to old ideas or methods. Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards. the blaming that keeps us looking backward. see also backward; in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"; On the back, or with the back downward; back·wards in AM, use backward1. If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing. The diver flipped over backwards into the water He took two steps backward Bess glanced backwards Keeping your back straight, swing one leg backwards. Backwards is also an adjective. Without so much as a backwards glance, he steered her towards the car; From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin; Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward
backwards compliment: Alternative form of backward compliment
backwards roll: A movement in which one's body is rolled backwards, by crouching on the ground and lifting one's legs complete over one's head and lifting the head at the end
backwards rolls: plural form of backwards roll
backwards and forwards: movements to the rear and onward
backwards compatible: able to work with earlier technology, compatible with earlier versions of hardware or software in a way that requires very few changes to files or system configurations (Computers)
ass-backwards: Moving backwards, that is, rear end first
ass-backwards: Hopelessly misguided; having taken the utterly wrong choice
No wonder it doesn't work. The whole design is ass-backwards.
ass-backwards: Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap
The car spun out of control and I ended up ass-backwards in a ditch.
ass-backwards: In a hopelessly misguided manner
They did the whole design ass-backwards. No wonder it doesn't work.
backward: Pertaining to the direction towards the back
backward: Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else
backward: On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease
backward: In the direction towards the back; backwards
backward: Of a culture considered undeveloped or unsophisticated
backward: Pertaining to a thought or value that is considered outdated
backward: Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal
The occasional backward movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun.
bend over backwards: To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths
They bent over backwards to make sure everything was just right for the visit.
fuck me backwards: Emphatic form of fuck me (used for surprise)
backward: {a} unwilling, dull, slow, sluggish
backward: {a} back in time past
backward: {a} hind
backward: {a} hinder
bend over backwards: (deyim) Make every effort, especially to be fair or helpful
lean over backwards: (deyim) Make every effort, especially to be fair or helpful
Backward: abackward
Backward: ayenward
Backward: postic
ass backwards: inside out; upside down; all wrong; mixed up
backward: Further behind the batsmans popping crease than something else
backward: If someone takes a backward step, they do something that does not change or improve their situation, but causes them to go back a stage. At a certain age, it's not viable for men to take a backward step into unskilled work forward
backward: directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover" retarded in intellectual development in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward
backward: Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward
backward: By way of reflection; reflexively
backward: Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath
backward: Reluctant or unable to advance
backward: in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
backward: [ steps --- ] Like FORWARD except in the opposite direction
backward: Used to describe a young wine that is less developed than others of its type and class from the same vintage
backward: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"
backward: Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances
backward: To keep back; to hinder
backward: retarded in intellectual development
backward: at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
backward: A backward child has difficulty in learning. I was slow to walk and talk and my parents thought I was backward. + backwardness back·ward·ness her backwardness in practical and physical activities
backward: retarded in intellectual development in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward
backward: Already past or gone; bygone
backward: Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state
backward: On that part of the field behind the batsmans popping crease
backward: With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward
backward: Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child
backward: In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards
backward: directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
backward: to the rear, to the back
backward: (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
backward: Describes a wine that retains youthful characteristics despite considerable aging This usually indicates that it will take longer to reach maturity and requires even more aging in the bottle or barrel Opposite of forward
backward: Late or behindhand; as, a backward season
backward: back·ward In American English, backward is usually used as an adverb instead of backwards. Backward is also sometimes used in this way in formal British English. See backwards for these uses.1. A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning. He unlocked the door of apartment two and disappeared inside after a backward glance at Larry He did a backward flip. forward
backward: On the back, or with the back downward
backward: Toward, or in, past time or events; ago
backward: The state behind or past
backward: {s} slow, retarded, late; turned to the rear; shy; hesitant, indecisive
backward: From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin
backward: A backward country or society does not have modern industries and machines. We need to accelerate the pace of change in our backward country. developed + backwardness back·ward·ness I was astonished at the backwardness of our country at the time
backward: Toward the player's back rank See also: forward
bend over backwards: take extra precaution, make an enormous effort, go the extra mile (to see that something gets done)
fall over backwards: try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law
know something backwards and forwards: understand or know something very well and thoroughly, know something perfectly