souplesse arrière

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The state behind or past.

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: (of motion) In the direction towards the back.

Example: They left without a backward glance.

Definition: (of motion) In the direction reverse of normal.

Example: The occasional backward movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun.

Definition: Reluctant or unable to advance.

Definition: Of a culture: undeveloped or unsophisticated.

Definition: Outdated.

Definition: On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.

Definition: Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.

Definition: Unwilling; averse; reluctant.

Definition: Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.

Example: a backward child

Definition: Late or behindhand.

Example: a backward season

Definition: Already past or gone; bygone.

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: (of motion) In the direction towards the back; backwards

Example: to throw the arms backward

Definition: Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.

Definition: By way of reflection; reflexively.

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

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An easy victory; a walkaway.

Definition: A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.

Definition: A horse race with only one entrant.

Definition: Someone easy to defeat.

Definition: A backbend combined with a handstand.

Definition: A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel

Example: It took about 10 minutes to flip the walkovers in each car.

Definition: An ecological survey carried out by walking across and examining a piece of land.