The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back. / A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.

(intransitive) To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.

(Britain) A group of musicians who accompany an artist at a live performance or on a recording. This can either be an established group, or else an ad hoc group assembled for the purpose.

(informal, transitive, intransitive) To cease pestering or criticizing someone, i.e. to leave them alone.

(Australia, informal) At or to an extremely remote place.

(Australia, informal) An extremely remote place.

(physics) A form of the Zeeman effect that affects the spectral lines obtained when a light source is placed in a very strong magnetic field.

(idiomatic) Synonym of strive: to apply oneself.

plural of back payment

(slang) Remote countryside.