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The meaning of the word "Backwards" in English


Backwards adv. : With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.

Backwards adv. : Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.

Backwards adv. : On the back, or with the back downward.

Backwards adv. : Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.

Backwards adv. : By way of reflection; reflexively.

Backwards adv. : From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.

Backwards adv. : In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.

Example:
How do you skate Backwards on hockey ice skates?

Taxonomy
Kryten, Backwards World, Starbug, Red Dwarf, novel, Dwarf crew, jets, Rimmer, damage, virus, the landing, Dave Lister, VR, first edition, the Red Dwarf, arrives, the Apocalypse, boys.

Defination from the web:
backwards fight which restores Lister to health, promptly unarrest him. Lister then takes off in backwards pursuit of one of the officers, explaining to the others that due to the nature of reverse time he is forced ... 

synonyms
  (adverb) back
  (adverb) backward
  (adverb) rearward
  (adverb) rearwards
antonyms
  (adverb) forward


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