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adjectivehaving 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 backedMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at back1, -ed3 OTHER WORDS FROM backedhalf-backed, adjectivewell-backed, adjectiveWords nearby backedbackdoor play, backdown, backdraft, backdraught, backdrop, backed, back emf, back emission, back end, back-end load, backend-to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backedTraffic up ahead on Myrtle backed up, and Johnson began weaving in and out. 'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST And make no mistake; they were backed up by sincere religious beliefs. Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Reid planted a flag, ready to make his mark in the world of whisky, backed by ambition and a gorgeous piece of land. Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST He wrote that he deserved to die and alluded to a ominous plan that he had backed out of twice already. School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website|Brandy Zadrozny|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They backed him when the Sandinistas tried to establish their own Cuban-inspired dictatorship. China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST When the oars on one side are pulled, and those on the other are backed, the boat is made to turn on its own water. Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various Eventually he was thrust from his high position by an intrigue set on foot by German courtiers and backed by foreign influence. Memoirs of Leonora Christina|Leonora Christina Ulfeldt Before our little party had taken six steps into the room, Zoe stood like a pointer; and Fanny backed. The Woman-Hater|Charles Reade All readers will enjoy her wit and humor, which is backed up with much sound sense. The Patchwork Girl of Oz|L. Frank Baum He backed to his chair and sat down, taking up a book and slamming it back on the table.
British Dictionary definitions for backed
adjective- having a back or backing
- (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 Words related to backedfavored, endorsed, approved, assisted, helped, upheld, encouraged, aided, furthered, fostered, underwritten, advocated, seconded, championed, boosted, financed, bankrolled, sponsored, propped, promoted |