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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>BACITRAC</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="bacilluscalmetteguerin"> Bacillus Calmette-Guerin,<DL COMPACT><DD> a strain of attenuated tuberculosis bacilli, used living as a vaccine (BCG vaccine) against tuberculosis. </DL> <A NAME="bacitracin"> bacitracin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an antibiotic obtained from a soil bacillus, effective against various Gram-positive bacteria, used especially in treating skin infections. </DL> <A NAME="back"> back (1), noun, verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1a. the part of a person's body opposite to his face or to the front part of his body. It extends from the neck to the end of the backbone. Ex. His sunburned back hurt so much he couldn't turn his head. <DD> b. the upper part of any animal's body from the neck to the end of the backbone. Ex. The little girl rode on the pony's back. <DD> 2a. the backbone; spine. Ex. He fell off the ladder and broke his back. <DD> b. the power to act or continue to act. Ex. The back of opposition resistance was broken last week. <DD> 3. the side of anything away from one; the rear, upper, or farther part. Ex. the back of the head, the back of a hill. Put the chair in the back of the room. <DD> 4. the reverse or under side. Ex. the back of a rug, fabric, or coin. <DD> 5. the part of a chair, couch, bench, or the like, which supports the back of a person sitting down. Ex. When the boy tipped, he broke the back of the chair. <DD> 6. that part of a garment which covers the back. Ex. She split her coat up the back. <DD> 7a. a player whose position is behind those players on the line of scrimmage in American football or behind the forwards in soccer, Rugby, and various other games. <DD> b. the position of such a player. <DD> 8. the spine or backbone of a book. <DD> 9. (Archery.) the surface of a bow, opposite the side facing the string. <DD>v.t. 1. to support or help. Ex. Many of his friends backed his plan. (SYN) aid, uphold, second. <DD> 2. to cause to move away from the front. Ex. He backed his car out of the driveway. <DD> 3. to endorse or underwrite. Ex. to back a check. The millionaire backed the costs of the new play. (SYN) countersign. <DD> 4. to bet on. Ex. to back a baseball team in the World Series. <DD> 5. to make or be a back for. Ex. Our little farm was backed by woods. <DD> 6. to provide with a back; strengthen or support at the back. Ex. to back satin with heavy crepe, to back a book. <DD>v.i. 1. to move away from the front. Ex. She backed away from the dog. <DD> 2. to change direction counterclockwise. Ex. The wind backed from west to southwest. <DD> 3. to accumulate and rise. Ex. The water backed onto the floor from the drain. <DD>adj. 1. opposite the front; away from one. Ex. He was sitting in the back seat of the car. (SYN) rear, hinder. <DD> 2. belonging to the past. Ex. Have you read the back issues of this magazine? <DD> 3. due but not yet paid; overdue. Ex. The debtor was overwhelmed with back bills. <DD> 4. in distant or frontier regions. Ex. to live a lonely life in the back country. (SYN) remote, outlying. <DD> 5. in a backward direction; coming back; returning. Ex. a back swing. <DD> 6. (Phonetics.) pronounced at the back of the mouth, such as the o in go is. expr. back and fill, <DD> a. to trim sails to keep a boat in a channel and floating with the current. The wind alternately fills the sails and spills out of them by a steering maneuver used in combination with handling the sails. Ex. By backing and filling the sails we endeavored to avoid collision with the larger masses [of ice] (James C. Ross). <DD> b. (U.S. Informal, Figurative.) to be undecided; keep changing one's mind; vacillate. Ex. The boar backed and filled as the dogs circled and took nips (Newsweek). expr. back down, to give up an attempt or claim; withdraw. Ex. He said he could swim, but he backed down when he got to the lake. The Tamils retorted by a threat of civil war and the Government backed down (Observer). expr. back in (or into), to gain (something) chiefly by accident, as through the carelessness of others. Ex. When all the other heirs died he backed into a fortune. expr. back off, <DD> a. to move back a distance. Ex. Hackworth requests that you back off 1,000 meters to the north (Harper's). <DD> b. (Figurative.) to withdraw; back down. Ex. The auto industry executives are not willing to back off their predictions of a big gain (New York Times). expr. back out (or out of), (Informal.) <DD> a. to break a promise. Ex. My uncle promised to take me fishing, but he backed out when Mother said she would go too. <DD> b. to withdraw from an undertaking. Ex. The village backed out of building a pool when the cost got too high. expr. back up, <DD> a. to move backward. Ex. He backed up against the wall. <DD> b. to cause to move backward. Ex. to back a car up in reverse gear. <DD> c. (Figurative.) to help or support. Ex. The enthusiasts for reform were backed up by the general public. <DD> d. to accumulate and rise. Ex. The extent of backing-up which will be effected is indicated by the excess height of the spillway dam (Science News). expr. behind one's back, without one's knowing it; secretly. Ex. The cashier of the store stole money behind the owner's back. expr. break the back of, to ruin; destroy. Ex. A prolonged strike, the President said, "could well break the back of the present expansion" (New York Times). expr. get off one's back, to leave one alone; stop annoying or harassing one. Ex. The only way to get the military off his back will be ... to make the army less important (Manchester Guardian Weekly). expr. get one's back up, <DD> a. to make or become angry. Ex. His nagging got my back up. "I'm your brother." "Are you?" I said, beginning to get my back up (H. Rider Haggard). <DD> b. to be stubborn; resist. Ex. The mule got his back up and refused to move. expr. on (or upon) one's back, <DD> a. sick. Ex. ... very feeble, having been for several weeks upon my back (George Catlin). <DD> b. helpless; prone; prostrate. Ex. They never look up to heaven, till God lays them on their back (William Gurnall). expr. put one's back up, <DD> a. to make one angry. Ex. He goes his own way ... if you put his back up (Sunday Magazine). <DD> b. to be stubborn. Ex. The baby put her back up and would not eat the cereal in spite of mother's coaxing. expr. stab in the back, to try to injure in a sly, treacherous manner; slander or betray. Ex. This is the stuff of a good Washington controversy, to be enjoyed in this case even by those stabbed in the back (London Times). expr. the back of beyond, (Informal.) ever so far off; some very out-of-the-way place. Ex. If anybody's stomach is going to rebel, it is better to get the rebellion over before launching into the back of beyond (Peter Fleming). expr. the back of one's hand, a rebuke or rebuff. Ex. The backs of our hands are only to those intent upon grinding us down (Patrick Ryan). expr. turn one's back on, to abandon; forsake. Ex. I have never turned my back on my leader yet (George Macdonald). expr. with (or having) one's back to the wall, unable to escape without fighting; hard-pressed. Ex. After having their back to the wall for half the game, the players on the home team finally rallied and made a good score. </DL> <A NAME="back"> back (2), adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to or toward the rear; backward; behind. Ex. Please go back three steps. (SYN) rearward. <DD> 2. in or toward the past. Ex. That happened some years back. (SYN) ago. <DD> 3. in return. Ex. They paid back what they borrowed. <DD> 4. in the place from which someone or something came. Ex. Put the books back. <DD> 5. in check. Ex. The police held the crowd back. Hold back your temper. <DD> 6. in reserve. Ex. Keep back enough paint to do the door. expr. back and forth, first one way and then the other. Ex. Dogs ran back and forth across the field. expr. back (or in back) of, (U.S. Informal.) <DD> a. in the rear of; behind. Ex. The barn is in back of the house. <DD> b. (Figurative.) supporting; helping. Ex. Once Jerry was back of you, there was nothing halfway about it (New Yorker). <DD> c. causing. Ex. What's back of his proposal? expr. go back on. See under go (1). </DL> <A NAME="back"> back (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tub, trough, or vat, especially one used by brewers, dyers, or picklers. </DL> <A NAME="backache"> backache, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a continuous pain in the back. </DL> <A NAME="backalley"> back-alley, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an unpleasant environment or undesirable neighborhood. Ex. back-alley squalor. </DL> <A NAME="backandforth"> back-and-forth, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that moves alternately backward and forward; to-and-fro. Ex. a back-and-forth motion. </DL> <A NAME="backbar"> backbar, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a bar in an open fireplace used to hang a vessel on. </DL> <A NAME="backbench"> backbench or back-bench, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a rear seat, especially that of a back-bencher. Ex. Rumours of revolt on the Government back-benches always make for more excitement (Punch). <DD>adj. of, having to do with, or designating a backbencher or backbenchers. Ex. Backbench opinion can be decisive not only in matters of legislative detail, but also in times of grave crisis--witness the fall of the Chamberlain government in 1940 (Sunday Times). </DL> <A HREF="backbite.dic">NEXT</A>