"back to back" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} back to back (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of back-to-back Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: back-to-back
    Sense id: en-back_to_back-en-adj-WZkmnN9W

Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} back to back (not comparable)
  1. With one's back facing that of somebody else. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: dos a dos Translations (with back facing somebody else's back): seläkkäin (Finnish), selätysten (Finnish), dos à dos (French), schiena contro schiena (Italian), sırt sırta (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-back_to_back-en-adv-oWICa55z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 46 48 Disambiguation of "with back facing somebody else's back": 97 3
  2. Consecutively; one after the other. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-back_to_back-en-adv-h-NxYpqR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 46 48

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for back to back meaning in All languages combined (2.3kB)

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