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in return.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"If you hurt me, I'll hurt you back."},{"definition":"Earlier, ago.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I last saw him a day or two back."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/back"]},{"word":"back","phonetic":"/bæk/","phonetics":[{"text":"/bæk/","audio":""},{"text":"/bæk/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/back-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=709474","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A ferryboat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/back"]}]