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. 1. having a back or backing

   2. ( in combination )

      high-backed

      black-backed

Other Word Forms

• half-backed adjective
• well-backed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of backed¹

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

Example Sentences

When confronted by police in an alleyway, Carrillo backed his vehicle into the unmarked car.

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Moreover, other officials who backed the rate cut would have also supported taking no action, according to the minutes.

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The lending to the units is backed by a letter of credit from another bank, according to filings in bankruptcy court in Houston.

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said the government's Budget is unravelling before it has even been delivered, after the chancellor backed away from raising income tax rates.

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England have backed Bashir, 22, as their first-choice spinner for more than a year and in May he became the youngest England bowler to reach 50 wickets in Tests.

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