A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage. / An image that serves as a visual background. / The setting or background of an acted performance. / (figuratively) Any background situation.

(transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.

A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation and then implanted in the uterus of the mother.

(simile, colloquial, Britain, derogatory) Very unattractive.

(baseball) Two home runs hit by consecutive batters

A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street. / A means of access, often secret and unprotected, to something.

(US, baseball) The path of a pitch which starts outside and then slides over the plate. / Achieved through indirect means.

To attempt to accomplish by indirect means, especially when direct means are proscribed.

An edition of a magazine, etc, that was published earlier than the current edition.

(idiomatic) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.