move in a backward direction

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• backward — backward, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive all involve the idea of not moving or going ahead, or forward, or in advance. Only when applied to motion or a movement does backward imply the reverse of forward motion {a backward thrust of a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• direction — noun 1 where to/from ADJECTIVE ▪ same ▪ They were both going in the same direction. ▪ different, opposing, opposite, reverse, separate (esp. AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

• Relative direction — A right handed Cartesian coordinate system, illustrating the x (right left), y (forward backward) and z (up down) axes relative to a human being. The most common relative directions are left, right …   Wikipedia

• Lock Step (dance move) — Lock Step refers to any of dance steps which involve the locking of the moving foot: the moving foot approaches to the standing foot, crosses in front of or behind it in the direction of the approach, stops close to the standing foot, and the… …   Wikipedia

• Float (breakdance move) — The float or glide is a breakdance move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands. Though it appears to demand great strength, the float actually requires balance above all because the breaker s weight… …   Wikipedia

• regress — verb (i) /riˈgrɛs / (say ree gres) 1. to move in a backward direction; go back. –noun /ˈrigrɛs / (say reegres) 2. the act of going back; return. 3. backward movement or course; retrogression. {Middle English, from Latin regressus a going back}… …  

• re|gress — «verb. rih GREHS; noun. REE grehs», intransitive verb. 1. to go back; move in a backward direction: »They indicate a retreating area of sedimentation, as when a sea regresses from the land (Raymond C. Moore). 2. to return to earlier or less… …   Useful english dictionary

• Scrabble variants — are games created by changing the normal Scrabble rules or equipment. Variants with standard board and/or tiles AnagrabAnagrab dispenses with the Scrabble board and just uses the letters. Initial words are made as letters are turned over, but… …   Wikipedia

• Taikyoku shogi — Taikyoku shōgi (大局将棋 ultimate chess ) is a large board variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game was created around the mid 16th century (presumably by priests) and is based on earlier large board shogi games. Before the rediscovery of taikyoku …   Wikipedia

• Ko shogi — Kō shōgi (廣将棋 or 廣象棋 wide (elephant) chess ) is a large board variant of shogi, or Japanese chess. The game dates back to the turn of the 18th century and is based on xiangqi and go as well as shogi. Credit for its invention has been given to… …   Wikipedia

• fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …   Universalium