Backing

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something forming a back: the backing of a carpet.
  • n. Support or aid: financial backing.
  • n. Approval or endorsement: The President has backing from the farm belt.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Support, especially financial.
  • n. A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
  • n. Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer
  • adj. That which provides support for the main performer
  • v. Present participle of back.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.
  • n. That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability.
  • n. Support or aid given to a person or cause.
  • n. The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Support, physical or moral; supporters or backers collectively.
  • n. The address of a letter.
  • n. Something placed at or attached to the back of something else to support, strengthen, or finish it; the act of providing anything with such a support.
  • n.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. financial resources provided to make some project possible
  • n. the act of providing approval and support
  • n. something forming a back that is added for strengthening
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    resource    approving    approval    blessing    bed    layer    reinforcement    strengthener   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    back    support   
    Verb Stem
    back   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    attacking    cracking    hacking    jacking    lacking    packing    racking    sacking    smacking    snacking