Meanings
backed1
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of back
backed2
- not comparableobsoleteslangPut on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
- in compoundsnot comparableHaving specified type of back.
sway-backed
2 more examples
a high-backed chair
red-backed shrike
- in compoundsnot comparableHaving specified type of backing.
asset-backed securities
1 more example
Hostilities peaked with the Skyllian Blitz of 2176, an attack on the human capital of Elysium by batarian-funded pirates and slavers. In 2178, the Alliance retaliated with a crushing assault on the moon of Torfan, long used as a staging base by batarian-backed criminals. In the aftermath, the batarians retreated into their own systems, and are now rarely seen in Citadel space.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Batarians Codex entry
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a back or backing, usually of a specified type
adjectiveused of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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