- back and forth
- movement from one position to another, before returning to the first position again, usually again and again regularly (also backwards and forwards and to and fro)
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Back and forth — Forth Forth, v.[AS. for[eth], fr. for akin to D. voort, G. fort [root]78. See {Fore}, {For}, and cf. {Afford}, {Further}, adv.] 1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
back and forth — {adv.} Backwards and forwards. * /The chair is rocking hack and forth./ * /The tiger is pacing hack and forth in his cage./ Compare: TO AND FRO … Dictionary of American idioms
back and forth — {adv.} Backwards and forwards. * /The chair is rocking hack and forth./ * /The tiger is pacing hack and forth in his cage./ Compare: TO AND FRO … Dictionary of American idioms
Back and forth — Back Back, adv. [Shortened from aback.] 1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back. [1913 Webster] 2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
back-and-forth — ack and forth n. a discussion; give and take. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Back and Forth — Infobox Album | Name = Back and Forth Type = Album Artist = Skinny Puppy Released = 1984 Recorded = November 1983 January 1984 Genre = Industrial Length = 28:05 Label = self released Producer = cEvin Key Reviews = This album = Back and Forth… … Wikipedia
back-and-forth — /bak euhn fawrth , fohrth , euhnd /, adj. 1. backward and forward; side to side; to and fro: a back and forth shuttling of buses to the stadium; the back and forth movement of a clock s pendulum. n. 2. unresolved argument or discussion. [1605 15] … Universalium
back and forth — Synonyms and related words: alternate, alternately, back and forth, backward and forward, backwards and forwards, capriciously, changeably, desultorily, erratically, hitch and hike, in and out, inconstantly, mutatis mutandis, off and on, on and… … Moby Thesaurus
back and forth — adv. Back and forth is used with these verbs: ↑commute, ↑pace, ↑rock, ↑rotate, ↑sway, ↑swing, ↑switch, ↑travel … Collocations dictionary
Back and Forth (disambiguation) — Back and Forth may refer to:*Back and forth, a method of showing isomorphism between countably infinite structures satisfying specified conditions. * Back and Forth , the self published debut album of Skinny Puppy, released in 1984 * Back and… … Wikipedia
Back and Forth (song) — Single infobox | Name = Back and Forth Artist = Aaliyah from Album = Age Ain t Nothing but a Number Released = January 1, 1994 (U.S. cassette) April 11, 1994 (U.S. 12 ) May 2, 1994 (U.S. CD) June 20, 1994 (UK) Format = CD single, cassette single … Wikipedia
