back door
A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the streetA subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.
» Tom is at the back door.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.
Hintertür
за́дняя дверьzádnjaja dverʹ, за́дний входzádnij vxod
за́дні две́ріzádni dvéri
an entrance at the rear of a building
(countable, uncountable)A means of access, often secret and unprotected, to something.
Hintertür, Backdoor
чёрный ходčórnyj xod, потайна́я дверьpotajnája dverʹ, бэкдо́рbɛkdór
чо́рний хідčórnyj xid, потайні́ две́ріpotajní dvéri
a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position)
(countable, uncountable)A secret means of access to a program or system.
an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
(countable, uncountable)A rear side door of a car, or at the back of a van.
hintere Seitentür, Hecktür
(countable, slang, uncountable)The anus (usually in sexual practices).
backdoor action
go up the back door
жо́паžópa
ду́паdúpa
(broadly, slang, uncountable)Anal sex.
(countable, informal, uncountable)The rear side of the hole, furthest from the golfer.
Examples
189 sentencesTom is at the back door.
Tom went out the back door.
Tom pointed to the back door.
deTom zeigte auf die Hintertür.
Tom walked back out the door.
Tom left the back door open.
ruТом оставил заднюю дверь открытой.
Translations
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Forms
plural: back doorsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position):backdoor
- an entrance at the rear of a building:backdoorback entrance
- an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains:backdoor
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable