"back in" meaning in English

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Preposition

Audio: en-au-back in.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|preposition}} back in
  1. In the past time of.
    Sense id: en-back_in-en-prep-6ALE10vr Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", English prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 2 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 93 3 4 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 51 18 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 2 2

Verb

Audio: en-au-back in.ogg Forms: backs in [present, singular, third-person], backing in [participle, present], backed in [participle, past], backed in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} back in (third-person singular simple present backs in, present participle backing in, simple past and past participle backed in)
  1. To reverse a vehicle into a space.
    Sense id: en-back_in-en-verb-AB~sgsXU
  2. (gambling) To bet that a player or team will win, as opposed to bet that they will lose. Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-back_in-en-verb-wvu2TQMH Topics: gambling, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: back into

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1921, Henry Luttrell, Crockford’s: Or Life in the West, Sketch No. III\nWhatever you throw is your chance. I called five for the main, which is the out chance, and threw seven to it, which is the in chance. If I throw five first, I lose, and if seven I win. You can back me in by betting the odds, or you can back me out, by taking the odds, the bank answers either way."
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