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back in meaning

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  • VerbBFto back inPREback-
    1. To reverse a vehicle into a space.
      1. ... 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 ...
    2. (idiomatic) A betting term from French hazard.

    Meaning of back in for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this idiom "back in" is a phrase, more specifically, a phrasal verb. It's also a verb, more specifically, a phrasal verb.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Phrases
        • Phrasal verbs
          • Phrasal verbs with particle (in)
        • Verbs
          • Phrasal verbs
            • Phrasal verbs with particle (in)
        Definiteness: Level 1
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