A style of swimming using the backstroke.

(intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps. / (transitive) To cause to reverse direction and retrace one's steps. / To return to a previous state of being.

The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

(music) Any of the even beats in music, as opposed to the odd downbeats

(idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to. / (idiomatic) To withdraw from a commitment or position.

Any of the seats in the rear of a vehicle.

A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre. / A secret, clandestine or illegal scene.

(curling) The border at the extreme ends of the sheet.

An overdue payment from a debtor to a creditor on money owed.

The final page of a publication, especially a book or magazine.