(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.

The last row of seats in a theater or any group of seats. / A row near the back of the theater or group of seats. / (rugby) The row of players in a scrum, consisting of two flankers and a number eight.

The cover on the opposite side of the front cover of a book, magazine, etc; back of the book; associated with sports pages in publications.

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