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Phrasal verbs · by particle
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Verbs
BACK
ANSWER
BACK
Answer back
Reply rudely to someone in authority
BOUNCE
BACK
Bounce back
Recover
BRING
BACK
Bring back
Cause someone to remember
CALL
BACK
Call back
Return a phonecall
CLAW
BACK
Claw back
Get money back
COME
BACK
Come back
Return
CUT
BACK
Cut back
Reduce
DIE
BACK
Die back
When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive
DOUBLE
BACK
Double back
Go back the way you were coming
DRAW
BACK
Draw back
Retreat, move backwards
DRIVE
BACK
Drive back
Repulse, force back
DROP
BACK
Drop back
Move towards the back of a group
FALL
BACK
Fall back
Retreat
FIGHT
BACK
Fight back
Defend yourself, resist an attack
FLASH
BACK
Flash back
Suddenly remember
GET
BACK
Get back
Return to a place
GIVE
BACK
Give back
Return something you've borrowed
GO
BACK
Go back
Have a long history
GROW
BACK
Grow back
Grow again
HAND
BACK
Hand back
Return
HANG
BACK
Hang back
Not move forwards to avoid doing something
HIT
BACK
Hit back
Attack or criticise
HOLD
BACK
Hold back
Not show emotion
KEEP
BACK
Keep back
Maintain a safe distance
KICK
BACK
Kick back
Pay someone illegally as part of the price
KNOCK
BACK
Knock back
Cost someone a lot of money
LOOK
BACK
Look back
Think about the past
PARE
BACK
Pare back
If you pare something back, you reduce the size or numbers
PASS
BACK
Pass back
Return
PAY
BACK
Pay back
Repay money borrowed
PLAY
BACK
Play back
Listen to or watch something you've recorded
PLOUGH
BACK
Plough back
Re-invest money you have made into a business
PLOW
BACK
Plow back
Re-invest money you have made into a business
PULL
BACK
Pull back
Score a goal or point when losing
PUT
BACK
Put back
Rearrange something for a later time
RING
BACK
Ring back
Return a phonecall
ROLL
BACK
Roll back
Retreat
ROW
BACK
Row back
Retreat from a position
SCALE
BACK
Scale back
Make something smaller than originally planned
SEND
BACK
Send back
Return something
SET
BACK
Set back
Cost
SHOOT
BACK
Shoot back
Return quickly
SIT
BACK
Sit back
Wait for something to happen without making any effort
SPRING
BACK
Spring back
Return to original position after being bent, forced or when pressure is removed
STAND
BACK
Stand back
Keep a distance from something
STEP
BACK
Step back
Look at something from a different perspective
STOP
BACK
Stop back
Return somewhere
STRIKE
BACK
Strike back
Attack, take action against someone who has hurt you
TAIL
BACK
Tail back
Form a traffic jam
TAKE
BACK
Take back
Make someone nostalgic
TALK
BACK
Talk back
Respond rudely to a person in authority
TIE
BACK
Tie back
Fasten or secure so that it doesn't obstruct
TOSS
BACK
Toss back
Drink quickly
TRY
BACK
Try back
Phone back
WALK
BACK
Walk back
Retract a statement of change comments
WIN
BACK
Win back
Win something again that you had lost
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