/ Dictionary / Index B back-and-forth: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: back-and-forth Pronunciation: (bak'un-fôrth', -fōrth', -und-), [key] — adj. backward and forward; side to side; to and fro: a back-and-forth shuttling of buses to the stadium; the back-and-forth movement of a clock's pendulum. —n. unresolved argument or discussion. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: back-and-forth (Thesaurus) back anchor back and to Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language