I
adj. , adv.
1) ~ to (things are ~ to normal)
2) way ~ (way ~ in the eighteenth century)
3) ( misc. ) to go ~ on one's promise/word ('to fail to keep one's promise')
II
n.
part of the body opposite to the front
1) to turn one's ~ to smb.; ( usu. fig .) to turn one's ~ on smb.
2) to arch one's ~ (the cat arched its ~)
3) a broad ~
4) on one's, smb.'s ~ (to lie on one's ~; a heavy bag was on his ~)
5) to stand ~ to ~; they stood with their ~s to the door
rear part
6) at, in the ~ (of) (a room at the ~ of the house; we sat in the ~ of the car)
7) from the ~
area behind smt.
8) at the, in ( AE ) ~ of ( BE : a garden at the ~ of the house = AE : a yard in ~ of the house)
misc.
9) he did it behind my ~ ('he did it without my knowledge'); in the ~ of one's mind ('subconsciously'); to break one's ~ ('to work very hard'); to get one's ~ up ('to balk at smt.'); get off my ~ ( colloq. ) ('leave me alone'); if you scratch my ~, I'll scratch yours ( colloq. ) ('if you help me, I'll help you'); in ~ of ( AE ) ('behind'); to have one's ~ to the wall ('to be in a desperate position'); to break the ~ of a job ('to do most of a job'); to put some ~ into one's work ('to make a maximum physical effort'); who will sit in ~?
III
v.
1) ( D ; tr. ) ('to support') to ~ against (the independents will ~ us against the majority party)
2) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ for (we will ~ her for public office)
3) ( d ; intr. , tr. ) ('to move') to ~ into (to ~ into a garage; she ~ed the car into the driveway)
4) ( d ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ out of (he ~ed out of the driveway; to ~ a car out of a garage)
5) ( D ; intr. ) ('to withdraw') to ~ out of (they ~ed out of the deal)