Read full poem →As standing in the river road,
He looked back up the slippery slope
(Two miles it was) to his abode.
Dictionary Entry
To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
In a Sentence
“That beeping sound indicates that the truck is backing up.”
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Poetry examples for “back up”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →As standing in the river road,
He looked back up the slippery slope
(Two miles it was) to his abode.