Returned to one's normal, healthy, functioning state, as from an interruption or setback.

(Britain, colloquial) Often smug expression of triumph or happiness.

Alternative spelling of backburn

Alternative spelling of backburn

plural of back catalogue

US spelling of back catalogue

(nautical) To manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind.

simple past tense of take back

present participle of take back

past participle of take back