cause to go backward
1backward — backward, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive all involve the idea of not moving or going ahead, or forward, or in advance. Only when applied to motion or a movement does backward imply the reverse of forward motion {a backward thrust of a… …
2Backward bending supply curve of labour — This supply curve shows how the change in real wage rates affects the amount of hours worked by employees.Referring to the graph, if real wages were to increase from W1 to W2 then the worker will obtain a greater utility, due to their higher… …
3backward causation — The common notion of one event causing another naturally inclines us to think of the cause as earlier and the effect as later. It is, however, unclear why the causal order must in this way comply with the temporal order. The possibility of a… …
4Dancing Backward in High Heels — Studio album by New York Dolls Released March 15, 2011 Genr …
5To ring the bells backward — Ring Ring (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. {Rang} (r[a^]ng) or {Rung} (r[u^]ng); p. p. {Rung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ringing}.] [AS. hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD. ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.] 1. To cause to sound, especially by… …
6fast backward — verb a) To cause digital multimedia files (sound, video) to move very fast backwards in time, so that when the device is played, it will start at an earlier point. b) (Video or audio digital files) to be fast backwarded (1) …
7back — back1 backless, adj. /bak/, n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine. 2. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 3. the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of …
8back — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See rear. v. t. support; aid; promote, fund, finance (See means); stand behind, encourage. v. i. move backward, reverse. See regression. Ant., front. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rear, hinder, after,… …
9back — I [[t]bæk[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the rear part of the human body, from the neck to the end of the spine 2) anat. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back 3) the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of the… …
10back — back1 [bak] n. [ME bak < OE baec; akin to ON bak, OHG bahho] 1. the part of the body opposite to the front; in humans and many other animals, the part to the rear or top reaching from the nape of the neck to the end of the spine 2. the… …
