Usually means: Repeated movement in opposite directions.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word back and forth:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. back-and-forth, back and_forth: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. back and_forth: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. back and_forth: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. back and_forth: Collins English Dictionary
  5. back and_forth: Vocabulary.com
  6. back-and-forth, back and_forth: Wordnik
  7. back and_forth: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. back-and-forth, back and_forth: Wiktionary
  9. back-and-forth: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. back-and-forth: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Back and forth, back-and-forth, back and_forth: Dictionary.com
  12. Back and_Forth (B.o.B song), Back and_Forth (Cameo song), Back and_Forth (documentary), Back and_Forth (film), Back and Forth, Back and forth: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. back and_forth: Rhymezone
  14. BACK AND FORTH: Dictionary of Americanisms (1848)
  15. back-and-forth, back and_forth: Free Dictionary
  16. back and_forth: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. Back And Forth: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  18. back-and-forth, back and_forth: Dictionary/thesaurus

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. back and_forth: Idioms
  2. back-and-forth: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. back and_forth: PlanetMath Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. back and_forth: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (back and forth)

adverb:  From one place to another and back again.
adverb:  Backwards and forwards.
adjective:  Going from one place or position to another and back again.
noun:  The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.
noun:  Negotiations or discussions (not necessarily fruitful) between two or more parties; a dialog.

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