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backs in

backs in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of back in.

Meaning of back in

Verb

back in (third-person singular simple present backs in, present participle backing in, simple past and past participle backed in)

  1. To reverse a vehicle into a space.
    • ... the engine driver drew over the points and at once backed into the siding. He backed in steadily and stopped. The siding would not hold the train, and the guard hooked off five waggons, and the engine ...1877, Great Britain, Parliament, House of Commons, Accounts and papers of the House of Commons, page 39
  2. To bet that a player or team will win, as opposed to bet that they will lose.
    • Whatever you throw is your chance. I called five for the main, which is the out chance, and threw seven to it, which is the in chance. If I throw five first, I lose, and if seven I win. You can back me in by betting the odds, or you can back me out, by taking the odds, the bank answers either way.1921, Henry Luttrell, Crockford’s: Or Life in the West, Sketch No. III

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What is backs in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Backs in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of back in.

Words near backs in in the dictionary

  1. backrushes
  2. backs
  3. backs against the wall
  4. backs away
  5. backs down
  6. backs in
  7. backs into
  8. backs off
  9. backs on to
  10. backs one out
  11. backs oneself into a corner

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