Meaning & use
Fro
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Away from a place or position, used chiefly in the fixed phrase 'to and fro' meaning back and forth.
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The old rocking chair creaked as it swung to and fro on the porch.
Pedestrians hurried to and fro along the crowded market street.
A note on using this word
Rarely stands alone outside the phrase 'to and fro'; informally, 'fro' is also a clipped, separate word for an afro hairstyle.
Words with a similar meaning
backaway
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Words with an opposite meaning
to
Another way to use it
2. noun
Informal short form of 'afro,' a rounded hairstyle of tight curls.
He grew out his hair into a full, bouncy fro over the summer.
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