backflow

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Synonyms: backlog, backlot, backflip, back row, backflows, back lot, backfoot, baseflow

Antonyms: backlog, backlot, backflip, back row, backflows, back lot, backfoot, baseflow

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Noun

1. The [[flow]] of a [[fluid]] (through a pipe etc.) in a [[direction]] [[opposite]] to that which is [[normal]] or [[intended]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[flow]] in the [[wrong]] or [[backward]] [[direction]].

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