rikverc

1. colloq. (of movement, driving) backwards; in reverse
   Vozio je rikverc do kapije. — He drove in reverse to the gate.
   Kreni polako rikverc. — Go back slowly.
2. colloq. (figuratively) backwards; into decline
   Kod nas sve ide rikverc. — Everything here is going backwards.

3. colloq. (usually u rikverc) reverse gear; reverse
   Ubaci u rikverc i polako nazad. — Put it in reverse and go back slowly.
   Izašao je iz garaže u rikverc. — He backed out of the garage.

As an adverb it goes with verbs of motion (voziti rikverc, ići rikverc); as a noun it is used mostly in the phrase u rikverc (ubaciti u rikverc, izaći u rikverc). The synonyms unazad, nazad, natraške refer to the adverb.