definition of
backward

[1] #1 backward r. [back, backwards, rearward, rearwards] at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car". wn

[2] #2 backward a. directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view". wn

[3] #3 backward r. [backwards] in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the 'i' and the 'e' backward in words like 'seize' and 'siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward". wn

[4] #4 backward a. (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover". wn

[5] #5 backward r. [back] in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward". wn