backwards

adverb14 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.2
walk backwards7.8

To move by taking steps in a backward direction.

step backwards7.5

To lift your foot and put it down behind you.

lean backwards7.2

To incline or slant your body in a backward direction.

fall backwards7.0

To lose balance and drop to the ground in a backward direction.

jump backwards6.8

To push off a surface into the air in a backward direction.

bend backwards6.5

To curve your body or something else in a backward direction.

slide backwards6.2

To move smoothly along a surface in a backward direction.

roll backwards6.0

To turn over and over while moving in a backward direction.

spell backwards6.0

To say or write the letters of a word in reverse order.

throw backwards5.8

To propel something through the air with a motion of the arm and hand in a backward direction.

jerk backwards5.5

To make a sudden, sharp movement in a backward direction.

stagger backwards5.2

To walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall, in a backward direction.

edge backwards5.0

To move slowly and cautiously in a backward direction.

lurch backwards4.5

To make a sudden, unsteady movement in a backward direction.