背 — meaning in English

English meaning

• back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
• height noun The measurement of how tall something or someone is, from base to top.

Senses

背 is used for these senses in English:

• back The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
• height The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).

back — full definition

1. noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
2. noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
3. adj Located at or toward the rear.
4. adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
5. verb To support someone or something, often financially.

height — full definition

1. noun The measurement of how tall something or someone is, from base to top.
2. noun The highest or most intense point of something.

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