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BACKSEAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("backseat" is a kind of...):
seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))
Domain category:
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "backseat"):
dickey; dickey-seat; dickie; dickie-seat; dicky; dicky-seat (a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A secondary or inferior position or status
Example:
tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("backseat" is a kind of...):
inferiority; lower rank; lower status (the state of being inferior)
