Move or go backward
1move back — verb pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 4) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑ …
2backward, backwards — The first of these terms is generally preferred to mean toward the back or rear, in the reverse, retrogressive, or bashful. It can always be used in these meanings, whereas backwards is improper in a sentence such as Jack was a backwards youth.… …
3backward — backward, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive all involve the idea of not moving or going ahead, or forward, or in advance. Only when applied to motion or a movement does backward imply the reverse of forward motion {a backward thrust of a… …
4backward — backward, backwards 1. For the adverb, both forms are in use, although backward is somewhat more common in AmE and backwards in BrE: • Talk ran backward from the events of the morning A. Munro, CanE 1987 • I walked backward to look at her in the… …
5move backward — index regress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6Move by nature — fig.1, A game beginning with a move by nature In game theory a move by nature is a decision or move in an extensive form game made by a player who has no strategic interests in the outcome. The effect is to add a player, Nature whose practical… …
7First-move advantage in chess — The first move advantage in chess refers to the inherent advantage of the player (called White) who makes the first move in chess. Chess players and theorists generally agree that White begins the game with some advantage. Statistics compiled… …
8Basic (dance move) — The basic step, basic movement, basic pattern, or simply basic is the dance move that defines the character of a particular dance. It sets the rhythm of the dance; it is the default move to which a dancer returns, when not performing any other… …
9Float (breakdance move) — The float or glide is a breakdance move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands. Though it appears to demand great strength, the float actually requires balance above all because the breaker s weight… …
10Lock Step (dance move) — Lock Step refers to any of dance steps which involve the locking of the moving foot: the moving foot approaches to the standing foot, crosses in front of or behind it in the direction of the approach, stops close to the standing foot, and the… …
