Backed

Backed
Back Back (b[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Backed} (b[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Backing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To get upon the back of; to mount. [1913 Webster]

I will back him [a horse] straight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To place or seat upon the back. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed, Appeared to me. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen. [1913 Webster]

4. To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books. [1913 Webster]

5. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of. [1913 Webster]

A garden . . . with a vineyard backed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The chalk cliffs which back the beach. --Huxley. [1913 Webster]

6. To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document. [1913 Webster]

7. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend. ``The Parliament would be backed by the people.'' --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Have still found it necessary to back and fortify their laws with rewards and punishments. --South. [1913 Webster]

The mate backed the captain manfully. --Blackw. Mag. [1913 Webster]

8. To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse. [1913 Webster]

{To back an anchor} (Naut.), to lay down a small anchor ahead of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened to the crown of the large one.

{To back the field}, in horse racing, to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated ``the field'', will win.

{To back the oars}, to row backward with the oars.

{To back a rope}, to put on a preventer.

{To back the sails}, to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern.

{To back up}, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's friends.

{To back a warrant} (Law), is for a justice of the peace, in the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender.

{To back water} (Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Backed — (b[a^]kt), a. Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad backed; hump backed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • backed — [ bækt ] suffix 1. ) used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning that a group or action is supported by an organization or country, usually a powerful one: the military backed government a U.S. backed peace plan 2. ) used with some adjectives …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • backed — backed; un·backed; …   English syllables

  • backed — [bakt] adj. having a back or backing often used in hyphenated compounds meaning having a (specified kind of) back [ canvas backed] …   English World dictionary

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  • backed — adjective 1. having a back or backing, usually of a specified type • Ant: ↑backless • Similar to: ↑hardbacked, ↑hardback, ↑hardbound, ↑hardcover, ↑high backed, ↑low backed, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • -backed — UK [bækt] / US suffix 1) used with some nouns to make adjectives meaning that a group or action is supported by an organization or country, usually a powerful one the military backed government a US backed peace plan 2) used with some adjectives… …   English dictionary

  • backed — adjective a) Dead; put on ones back. He wishes to have the senior, or old square toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six mens shoulders; that is, carrying to the grave. b) Having the specified backing. fabric backed tape …   Wiktionary

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  • backed up — mod. drug intoxicated. □ Oh my God, I am really backed up! □ Old Benny’s really backed up …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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