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

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in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; its easy to get the `i and the `e backward in words like `seize and `siege; the child put her jersey on backward

[ Syn: backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward , backward ]