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around back

around back adverb: behind, or at the back of, a building.

Adverb

around back (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Behind, or at the back of, a building.
    • On this particular morning, the boy went around back of his father’s shop […] and as he turned the corner, he saw M. Garouche crawling out from under the stall[…]1856, The Flag of Our Union 1856-02-23: Vol.11 No.8
    • "Listen! I hear my wife callin' me." So he left the field an' snuk around back of brother Bear's house.1917, American Folklore Society, The Journal of American Folk-Lore

Examples of around back in a sentence

  • “Lady, I am so hungry I could eat the grass right out of your front yard.” Then she told me to go around back, it was longer.1923, Arthur LeRoy Kaser, Vaudeville Turns: Humorous Monologues and One-Act Sketches for Club, Lodge, Home, School, or Professional...
  • I pull around back and notice a light on in his bedroom.2001, Louis Lento, Dead Ringer:

Questions about around back

What does around back mean?
Around back means behind, or at the back of, a building.
How do you use around back in a sentence?
“Lady, I am so hungry I could eat the grass right out of your front yard.” Then she told me to go around back, it was longer.
What part of speech is around back?
Around back is an adverb.

Words near around back in the dictionary

  1. arotinoids
  2. arotinolol
  3. around
  4. around about
  5. around and around
  6. around back
  7. around one's ears
  8. around Robin Hood's barn
  9. around the bend
  10. around the clock
  11. around the corner

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