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backed

[bakt]

adjective

  1. having a back, backing, setting, or support (often used in combination).

    a low-backed sofa.

  2. (of fabric) having an extra set of threads in either the warp or the weft to provide added warmth.

  3. Photography.,  (of a film or plate) coated with a substance for absorbing light and thereby reducing halation.



backed

/ bækt /

adjective

    1. having a back or backing

    2. ( in combination )

      high-backed

      black-backed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • half-backed adjective
  • well-backed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of backed1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; back 1, -ed 3
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Example Sentences

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They backed off and gave them new life.

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Sanderson, however, did not sugarcoat what is at stake for Chelsea, nor the pressure on the shoulders of a team backed by huge investment - but without a European title.

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McIlroy backed out of a putt at one stage because of the abuse and in a separate incident swore at a spectator who called out while he was addressing the ball.

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"I started doing rough drawings and writing situations for the book on the iPad, because it was easier. So, I basically put together a lot of the pages and it hadn't backed itself up."

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Murders and suicides linked to domestic abuse are to be reviewed under new legislation backed by the Scottish Parliament.

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