back and forth

back and forth
adverb
moving from one place to another and back again (Freq. 8)
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he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York

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the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner

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the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day

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adverb

a loose window shutter swinging back and forth

to rock back and forth on his heels

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back and forth
To and fro
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Main Entry: ↑back

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back and forth phrase
moving first in one direction and then in the opposite direction many times

We ran back and forth, carrying buckets of water.

Thesaurus: describing movement up and down or backwards and forwardssynonym
Main entry: back

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to and fro

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adv
1 : toward the back and then toward the front : backward and forward

The chair rocked back and forth.

2 : between two places or people

The children were shuttled back and forth between school and home.

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ˌback and ˈforth idiom
from one place to another and back again repeatedly

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ferries sailing back and forth between the islands

Main entry: ↑backidiom

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  • back-and-forth — ack and forth n. a discussion; give and take. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • back-and-forth — [bak′ən fôrth′] adj. moving forward and backward; to and fro …   English World dictionary

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  • back-and-forth — /bak euhn fawrth , fohrth , euhnd /, adj. 1. backward and forward; side to side; to and fro: a back and forth shuttling of buses to the stadium; the back and forth movement of a clock s pendulum. n. 2. unresolved argument or discussion. [1605 15] …   Universalium

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