The difference between Back and Reverse

When used as nouns, back means the rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. the spine and associated tissues. large and attractive buttocks. the part of a piece of clothing which covers the back. the backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back. that part of the body that bears clothing. (now used only in the phrase .), whereas reverse means the opposite of something.

When used as adverbs, back means to or in a previous condition or place, whereas reverse means in a reverse way or direction.

When used as verbs, back means to go in the reverse direction, whereas reverse means to turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.

When used as adjectives, back means near the rear, whereas reverse means opposite, contrary.

check bellow for the other definitions of Back and Reverse

  1. Back as an adjective (not comparable):

    Near the rear.

    Examples:

    "Go in the back door of the house."

  2. Back as an adjective (not comparable):

    Not current.

    Examples:

    "I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine."

  3. Back as an adjective (not comparable):

    Far from the main area.

    Examples:

    "They took a back road."

  4. Back as an adjective (not comparable):

    In arrear; overdue.

    Examples:

    "They still owe three months' back rent."

  5. Back as an adjective (not comparable):

    Moving or operating backward.

    Examples:

    "back action"

  6. Back as an adjective (comparable, phonetics):

    Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

    Examples:

    "The vowel of smallcaps lot has a back vowel in most dialects of England."

  1. Back as an adverb (not comparable):

    To or in a previous condition or place.

    Examples:

    "He gave back the money. He needs his money back. He was on vacation, but now he’s back. The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is back."

  2. Back as an adverb:

    Away from the front or from an edge.

    Examples:

    "Sit all the way back in your chair."

    "Step back from the curb."

  3. Back as an adverb:

    In a manner that impedes.

    Examples:

    "Fear held him back."

  4. Back as an adverb (not comparable):

    In a reciprocal manner; in return.

    Examples:

    "If you hurt me, I'll hurt you back."

  5. Back as an adverb:

    Earlier, ago.

    Examples:

    "many years back'"

  1. Back as a noun (slang, uncountable):

    The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. The spine and associated tissues. Large and attractive buttocks. The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back. The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back. That part of the body that bears clothing. (Now used only in the phrase .)

    Examples:

    "Could you please scratch my back?"

    "I hurt my back lifting those crates."

    "I still need to finish the back of your dress."

    "Can you fix the back of this chair?"

  2. Back as a noun (printing):

    That which is farthest away from the front. The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side. # The edge of a book which is bound. # The inside margin of a page. #* |page=472|edition=1965 Ayer Publishing ed.|title=[http://books.google.com/books?id=sS4H3hax5hAC A Dictionary of the Art of Printing]|isbn=0833731289 |passage=Convenience and custom have familiarised us to the printed page being a little higher than the middle of the leaf, and to its having a little more margin at the fore edge than in the back.}} # The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting. The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen. Area behind, such as the backyard of a house. The part of something that goes last. In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

    Examples:

    "He sat in the back of the room."

    "Turn the book over and look at the back."

    "The titles are printed on the backs of the books."

    "Tap it with the back of your knife."

    "I hung the clothes on the back of the door."

    "We'll meet out in the back of the library."

    "The car was near the back of the train."

    "The backs were lined up in an I formation."

  3. Back as a noun (figuratively):

    Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.

    Examples:

    "The small boat raced over the backs of the waves."

  4. Back as a noun:

    A support or resource in reserve.

  5. Back as a noun (nautical):

    The keel and keelson of a ship.

    Examples:

    "The ship's back broke in the pounding surf."

  6. Back as a noun (mining):

    The roof of a horizontal underground passage.

  7. Back as a noun (slang, uncountable):

    Effort, usually physical.

    Examples:

    "Put some back into it!"

  8. Back as a noun:

    A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.

    Examples:

    "Could I get a martini with a water back?"

  9. Back as a noun:

    Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.

  1. Back as a verb (intransitive):

    To go in the reverse direction.

    Examples:

    "the train backed into the station;  the horse refuses to back'"

  2. Back as a verb (transitive):

    To support.

    Examples:

    "I back you all the way;  which horse are you backing in this race?"

  3. Back as a verb (nautical, of the wind):

    To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

  4. Back as a verb (nautical, of a square sail):

    To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.

  5. Back as a verb (nautical, of an anchor):

    To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.

  6. Back as a verb (UK, of a hunting dog):

    To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.

  7. Back as a verb (transitive):

    To push or force backwards.

    Examples:

    "to back oxen"

    "The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet."

  8. Back as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To get upon the back of; to mount.

  9. Back as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To place or seat upon the back.

  10. Back as a verb:

    To make a back for; to furnish with a back.

    Examples:

    "to back books"

  11. Back as a verb:

    To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.

  12. Back as a verb:

    To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.

    Examples:

    "to back a letter;  to back a note or legal document"

  13. Back as a verb (legal, of a justice of the peace):

    To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).

  14. Back as a verb:

    To row backward with (oars).

    Examples:

    "to back the oars"

  1. Back as a noun:

    A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.

  2. Back as a noun:

    A ferryboat.

  1. Reverse as an adjective:

    Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.

    Examples:

    "We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter."

    "The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene."

  2. Reverse as an adjective:

    Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.

    Examples:

    "He selected reverse gear."

  3. Reverse as an adjective (rail transport, of points):

    To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

  4. Reverse as an adjective:

    Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

  5. Reverse as an adjective (botany):

    Reversed.

    Examples:

    "a reverse shell"

  6. Reverse as an adjective (genetics):

    In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.

  1. Reverse as an adverb (now, _, rare):

    In a reverse way or direction; upside-down.

  1. Reverse as a noun:

    The opposite of something.

    Examples:

    "We believed the Chinese weren't ready for us. In fact, the reverse was true."

  2. Reverse as a noun:

    The act of going backwards; a reversal.

  3. Reverse as a noun:

    A piece of misfortune; a setback.

  4. Reverse as a noun:

    The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.

  5. Reverse as a noun:

    The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

  6. Reverse as a noun:

    The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.

  7. Reverse as a noun:

    A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  8. Reverse as a noun (surgery):

    A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

  1. Reverse as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.

  2. Reverse as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn something inside out or upside down.

  3. Reverse as a verb (intransitive):

    To transpose the positions of two things.

  4. Reverse as a verb (transitive):

    To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

  5. Reverse as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To return, come back.

  6. Reverse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To turn away; to cause to depart.

  7. Reverse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To cause to return; to recall.

  8. Reverse as a verb (legal):

    To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

    Examples:

    "to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree"

  9. Reverse as a verb (ergative):

    To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.

  10. Reverse as a verb (chemistry):

    To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

  11. Reverse as a verb (rail transport, transitive):

    To place a set of points in the reverse position

  12. Reverse as a verb (rail transport, intransitive, of points):

    to move from the normal position to the reverse position

  13. Reverse as a verb:

    To overthrow; to subvert.

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