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save back

save back verb: to store for use in leaner periods later (e.g. in winter).

Verb

save back (third-person singular simple present saves back, present participle saving back, simple past and past participle saved back)

  1. (informal) To store for use in leaner periods later (e.g. in winter)
    • We'll save back enough grain for the winter.

Forms of save back

third-person singular presentsaves back
present participlesaving back
past participlesaved back
pastsaved back

Questions about save back

What does save back mean?
Save back means to store for use in leaner periods later (e.g. in winter).
What part of speech is save back?
Save back is a verb.
What is the past tense of save back?
The past tense of save back is saved back.

Words near save back in the dictionary

  1. Savastanos
  2. savate
  3. save
  4. save appearances
  5. save as
  6. save back
  7. save by the bell
  8. save down
  9. save face
  10. save file
  11. save files

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