backed

[ bakt ]

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adjective

having a back, backing, setting, or support (often used in combination): a low-backed sofa.
(of fabric) having an extra set of threads in either the warp or the weft to provide added warmth.: Compare double cloth.

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

Origin of backed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at back¹, -ed³

Other words from backed

half-backed, adjective
well-backed, adjective

Words Nearby backed

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How to use backed in a sentence

Traffic up ahead on Myrtle backed up, and Johnson began weaving in and out.
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These are the kids of the U.S.-backed Pakistani army and they should stop their parents from bombing our families and children.
Taliban: We Slaughtered 100+ Kids Because Their Parents Helped America | Sami Yousafzai | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And make no mistake; they were backed up by sincere religious beliefs.
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Reid planted a flag, ready to make his mark in the world of whisky, backed by ambition and a gorgeous piece of land.
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He wrote that he deserved to die and alluded to a ominous plan that he had backed out of twice already.
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One evening in the month of April, a slim, straight-backed girl stood in the veranda of a bungalow at Meerut.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
The boy backed away from him, and stood a little distance off, holding out a nice, juicy potato this time.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard Barnum
I turned away from the bank and raced up a long slope to a saw-backed ridge that promised largely of unobstructed view.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
The hump-backed little figure with poke-bonnet and cane was chased out upon the broken landing.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret Penrose
But when Jess had lowered her umbrella and backed into the shop, she found several customers waiting at the counter.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for backed

backed

/ (bækt) /

adjective

- having a back or backing
- (in combination): high-backed; black-backed

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