verb
- Be behind; approve of.
- usage: "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
- Travel backward.
- usage: "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
- synonyms: back
- Give support or one's approval to.
- usage: "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
- Cause to travel backward.
- usage: "back the car into the parking spot"
- synonyms: back
- Support financial backing for.
- usage: "back this enterprise"
- synonyms: back
- Be in back of.
- usage: "My garage backs their yard"
- synonyms: back
- Place a bet on.
- usage: "Which horse are you backing"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
- Shift to a counterclockwise direction.
- usage: "the wind backed"
- synonyms: back
- Establish as valid or genuine.
- usage: "Can you back up your claims"
- Strengthen by providing with a back or backing.
- synonyms: back
adjective
- Having a back or backing, usually of a specified type.
- Used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light. .
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