back onto

verb

To reverse a vehicle onto something.

“The car backed onto my toe.”

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Meanings

verbback onto (third-person singular simple present backs onto, present participle backing onto, simple past and past participle backed onto)

present singular third person backs onto · participle present backing onto · participle past backed onto · past backed onto

  1. transitiveTo reverse a vehicle onto something.

    He backed the car onto my toe.

  2. transitiveTo reverse onto something.

    The car backed onto my toe.

  3. transitiveTo overlook something from the rear.

    My house backs onto the canal.

Cite this entry
APA

back onto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20onto

MLA

“back onto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20onto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back onto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20onto.

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