Word Frequency
backing (ˈbækɪŋ
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Definitions
noun
- support given to a person, cause, or enterprise
- a body of supporters
- something that forms, protects, supports, or strengthens the back of something
- (theatre) a scenic cloth or flat placed behind a window, door, etc, in a set to mask the offstage space
- (British) musical accompaniment, esp for a pop singer
- the support in gold or precious metals for a country's issue of money in notes
- (meteorology) an anticlockwise change in wind direction
- (Northern England) a passageway running behind a row of terraced houses
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = support, seconding, championing, promotion, sanction, approval, blessing, encouragement, endorsement, patronage, accompaniment, advocacy, moral support, espousal
back1 (bæk
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Definitions
noun
- the posterior part of the human body, extending from the neck to the pelvis related adjective dorsal
- the corresponding or upper part of an animal
- the spinal column
- the part or side of an object opposite the front
- the part or side of anything less often seen or used ⇒
the back of a carpet
,the back of a knife
- the part or side of anything that is furthest from the front or from a spectator ⇒
the back of the stage
- the convex part of something ⇒
the back of a hill
,the back of a ship
- something that supports, covers, or strengthens the rear of an object
- (ball games)
- a mainly defensive player behind a forward
- the position of such a player
- the part of a book to which the pages are glued or that joins the covers
- (mining)
- the side of a passage or layer nearest the surface
- the earth between that level and the next
- the upper surface of a joist, rafter, slate, tile, etc, when in position Compare bed (sense 13)
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See at one's back
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See break one's back
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See on one's back
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See see the back of
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See back of beyond
verb
- also intr to move or cause to move backwards
- to provide support, money, or encouragement for (a person, enterprise, etc)
- to bet on the success of ⇒
to back a horse
- to provide with a back, backing, or lining
- to provide with a music accompaniment ⇒
a soloist backed by an orchestra
- to provide a background for; be at the back of ⇒
mountains back the town
- to countersign or endorse
- (archaic) to mount the back of
- intr; foll by on or onto to have the back facing (towards) ⇒
the house backs onto a river
- intr (of the wind) to change direction in an anticlockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the southern See veer1 (sense 3a)
- (nautical) to position (a sail) so that the wind presses on its opposite side
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See back and fill
adjective
- situated behind ⇒
a back lane
- of the past ⇒
back issues of a magazine
- owing from an earlier date ⇒
back rent
- (mainly US & Australian & New Zealand) remote ⇒
back country
- (of a road) not direct
- moving in a backward direction ⇒
back current
- (phonetics) of, relating to, or denoting a vowel articulated with the tongue retracted towards the soft palate, as for the vowels in English hard, fall, hot, full, fool
adverb
- at, to, or towards the rear; away from something considered to be the front; backwards; behind
- in, to, or towards the original starting point, place, or condition ⇒
to go back home
,put the book back
,my headache has come back
- in or into the past ⇒
to look back on one's childhood
- in reply, repayment, or retaliation ⇒
to hit someone back
,pay back a debt
,to answer back
- in check ⇒
the dam holds back the water
- in concealment; in reserve ⇒
to keep something back
,to hold back information
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See back and forth
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See back to front
Word Origin
Old English bæc; related to Old Norse bak, Old Frisian bek, Old High German bahSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = end
= rear,
= support, help, second, aid, champion, encourage, favour, defend, promote, sanction, sustain, assist, advocate, endorse, side with, stand up for, espouse, stand behind, countenance, abet, stick up for, take up the cudgels for,
= gamble on, bet (money) on, speculate on, punt on, put money on, take a risk on, put your shirt on, stake money on, chance money on, wager money on, pledge money on, venture money on
Translations for 'backing'
- British English: backing Backing is money, resources, or support given to a person or organization.He set up his own business with the backing of his old boss.ˈbækɪŋ NOUN
- Arabic: دَعْم
- Brazilian Portuguese: reforço
- Chinese: 援助
- Croatian: podrška
- Czech: podpora
- Danish: støtte
- Dutch: ruggensteun
- European Spanish: respaldo
- Finnish: tukikannatus
- French: soutien
- German: Unterstützung
- Greek: υποστήριξη
- Italian: sostegno
- Japanese: 支援
- Korean: 후원
- Norwegian: støtte
- Polish: wsparcie
- Portuguese: apoio
- Romanian: sprijin sprijine
- Russian: поддержка
- Spanish: respaldo
- Swedish: backningstöd
- Thai: ความช่วยเหลือ ผู้ช่วยเหลือ
- Turkish: destekleme
- Ukrainian: підтримка
- Vietnamese: sự ủng hộ
Example Sentences Including 'backing'
And he could not have flown in the unit which filmed the murder without the specific backing of the Politburo.Cover Story
I never use the things save on business travels, the receipts nicely backing up your expense accounts.Doubtful Motives
In 1985, she joined Goodbye Mr Mackenzie as a backing singer and keyboardist at the invitation of Martin Metcalfe.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Later, a jaw-droppingly lewd dance with his backing singer on Can I Have This Kiss Forever was conversely energetic.Irish Times (2002)
Ministers also gave their backing to a land deal designed to provide the finance for the restructuring of the company.Irish Times (2002)
Much of the town has grown from the identical rock that forms the steep cliffs backing the harbour.THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
Suddenly they were upon her, jostling her from either side, backing her into the wall.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
Tony Blair returns to Downing Street with the backing of only one British voter in four.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Unfortunately after a few hours the winds died and we're now backing to sailing at around 10 knots.Yachting Boating World (2004)
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