(transitive, intransitive) To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog

Alternative spelling of backwater

(nautical) To reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward.

Alternative form of backbite

A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. / A blow with the back of the hand. / (informal) A bribe, a secret payment.

(Roman mythology) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.

(music) when bass strings are slapped rather plucked individually.

(aerial freestyle skiing) a faulty landing, whereby the skier rotates backwards around the knee-joint and hits the snow of the landing slope with their back and head, before rising off the snow back into position with their skis underneath them.

(transitive) To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space. / (intransitive) To withdraw from something one has agreed to do. / (transitive) To dare (someone) to not withdraw from a challenge.

(tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot. / Handwriting that leans to the left