Definition of aback Aback
/ʌbæˈk/ - [ubak] - a•back
We found 12 definitions of aback from 7 different sources.
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What does aback mean?
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| aback - by surprise; "taken aback by the caustic remarks" | ||
| aback - having the wind against the forward side of the sails; "the ship came up into the wind with all yards aback" |
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- aback (Noun)
An abacus. - aback (Adverb)
By surprise; startled; dumbfounded.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- aback (adv.)
Toward the back or rear; backward. - aback (adv.)
Behind; in the rear. - aback (adv.)
Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind. - aback (n.)
An abacus.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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aback
Surprised and usually rather upset.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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aback
a-bak′, adv. (naut.) said of sails pressed backward against the mast by the wind—hence (fig.) Taken aback, taken by surprise, [A.S. on bæc. See On and Back.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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aback
The situation of a ship's sails when the wind bears against their front surfaces. They are laid aback, when this is purposely effected to deaden her way by rounding in the weather-braces; and taken aback, when brought to by an unexpected change of wind, or by inattention in the helmsman.--All aback forward, the notice given from the forecastle, when the head-sails are pressed aback by a sudden change in the wind. (See WORK ABACK.)--Taken aback, a colloquialism for being suddenly surprised or found out.
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