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Same as Forward.

Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.

In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.] Back and forth, backwards and forwards; to and fro. -- To go back on, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray; as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's professions. [Colloq.]

Forwards; towards the head or anterior extremity of the body; opposed to caudad.

er loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.

little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards. Locke.

One who forwards or promotes; a promoter. Udall.

The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others.

a cycle, which engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forwards, but permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped or rotated backwards. Freewheelcycles are usually fitted with hub brakes or rim brakes, operated by back pedaling.…

Forwards; with one's face to the ground. [Obs.] They fellen gruf, and cryed piteously. Chaucer.

A curvature of the spine forwards, usually in the lumbar region.

One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy. Boyle.

Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves. Doubly serrate, having small serratures upon the large ones, as the leaves of the elm. -- Serrate-ciliate, having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on the serratures; -- said of a leaf. -- Serrate-dentate, having the serratures toothed.…

To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle. I had to fly far and wide, shutting athwart the big Babel, wherever his calls and pauses had to be. Carlyle.