backed
verb
- 1
To go in the reverse direction.
“the train backed into the station; the horse refuses to back”
- 2
To support.
“I back you all the way; which horse are you backing in this race?”
- 3
(of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- 4
(of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- 5
(of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- 6
(of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- 7
To push or force backwards.
“The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet.”
- 8
To get upon the back of; to mount.
- 9
To place or seat upon the back.
- 10
To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
“to back books”
- 11
To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- 12
To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
“to back a letter; to back a note or legal document”
- 13
(of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- 14
To row backward with (oars).
“to back the oars”
Antonyms
adjective
- 1
Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
“He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.”
- 2
(in combination) Having specified type of back.
“a high-backed chair”
- 3
(in combination) Having specified type of backing.
“asset-backed securities”
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