plural of back straight

(biblical) A city noted for Baal-worship, located at the most northern or northwestern point to which Joshua's victories extended.

A Christian allegorical figure of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible, whose apocalyptic downfall is prophesied to take place at the hands of a beast with seven heads and ten horns.

A baby born with phocomelia after its mother had been administered thalidomide while pregnant, this having teratogenic effects on the developing foetus.

To retaliate

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back. / To retreat / To retract / (transitive) to pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.

(transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something). / (intransitive with on) To reduce spending. / (intransitive with on) To reduce consumption.

(idiomatic, humorous) A protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.

plural of back labour

UK spelling of back labor