Word Finder - backing

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To go in the reverse direction.

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the train backed into the station;  the horse refuses to back

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To support.

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I back you all the way;  which horse are you backing in this race?

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(of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

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(of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.

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(of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.

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(of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.

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To push or force backwards.

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The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet.

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To get upon the back of; to mount.

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To place or seat upon the back.

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To make a back for; to furnish with a back.

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to back books

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To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.

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To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.

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to back a letter;  to back a note or legal document

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(of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).

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To row backward with (oars).

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to back the oars

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Support, especially financial.

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It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.

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A liner or other material added behind or underneath.

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The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.

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A backdrop.

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Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.

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The mounting of a horse or other animal.

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The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.

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Providing support for the main performer.

I'm not backing out.

Two blocks away, the patrol car struck a van backing out from its diagonal parking space in front of the toy store.

Backing out of that file, she went into another.

The car was backing out of the garage when she grabbed the door on the passenger side.

You're not backing out, are you?

She stared at him, backing out of his reach until the back of her knees hit a chair and she dropped into it.

Hopping into the cab he turned the truck around, expertly backing the trailer into the spot she had indicated.

Jessi exclaimed, backing away.

Without the financial backing of Harry, much of the project may not have gone ahead.

No longer can a person own another person and have the power of the state backing him up.

Carmen pulled the coop door shut and the fox snarled around the hen, backing deeper into the corner.

Backing the truck around, he threw gravel from the rear tires as he took off.

Yet that he was in the habit of receiving gifts from all and sundry who hoped for his backing is beyond dispute.

His lieutenant and deck-hand were killed and he himself wounded in three places, but he managed to embark 39 officers and men, and then backing out of the entrance got clear and just managed to reach the "Warwick."

Cretaceous beds also have been recorded by Backing.

A small knife hinged on a pointed backing of copper (31) seems to have been made for hair curlin.g and toilet purposes.

In the first instance the Bureau was located in a tumble-down building in Whitehall, backing on to the Admiralty.

Meanwhile Lothar's contemplated attack upon Roger had gained the backing of Pisa, Genoa and the Greek emperor, all of whom feared the growth of a powerful Norman kingdom.

Corps, and particularly those backing the 19th Div., were apparently ordered to hold their fire till the word of command came from Corps headquarters.

Both Nicholson's and Kijnig's machines printed only one side at a time - the second or backing printing being a separate and distinct operation - but they really embodied the general principles on which all other machines have been constructed or modelled.

Among other advantages claimed for this press one is that the movement which governs the action of the type bed in reversing is so arranged that the strain which sometimes occurs in other reciprocating machines is considerably reduced; another is that the registering or correct backing of the pages on the second side in printing is uncommonly good; but this depends much upon the layer-on.

As the paper is unwound from the reel below it travels between the first two cylinders when it is printed on the first side; it then passes to the third and fourth cylinders, which give it the second backing side, thus " perfecting " the printed sheet.

His electioneering ventures, the friendly backing of bills, and his own expense in keeping up appearances, had loaded him with debt.

Necker, with little backing at court, could not act energetically, and Louis XVI., wavering between general.

This pulled some of the heat from the Parkside Police Department, and even the Ice Lady seemed to be backing off, improving her editorial chastisement and the mood of Lieutenant Anderson with it.

I didn't get to my position as the head of Dusty's intel networks by backing down from assignments that even most male Guardians wouldn't take.

He discovered their whereabouts when he hand-delivered the first round of trainees – minus a few pints of blood – who were stupid enough to challenge him instead of backing off like the experienced Guardians did.

Pressure-sensitive adhesives are used on tapes or sheet material, sometimes with a nonstick backing paper.

Michael Howard fails to win backing of John Howard.

Coventry City manager Micky Adams has received the backing of Paul Fletcher.

Colin has personally driven the drugs agenda in Bradford, securing the backing of local authorities and partners to address drugs issues.

The project has received the unanimous backing of Basingstoke planners.

Several grades are available to suit varying application needs and all have a full self-adhesive backing.

Also, the BBC sessions are, like many from the time, the instrumental backing with some new vocals dubbed on.

Mother Courage is translated and adapted by Oladipo Agboluaje has the full and enthusiastic backing of the Brecht Estate.

The first year of direct marketing activity involved ' piggy backing ' communications with shareholder information mailed quarterly.

Made from 100% coconut fiber with anti-slip rubber backing, Shoe Max mats are destined to become design classics... .

Onto the plate is a dense foam backing topped with a flexible rubber face.

When softened by whale oil, it can be woven on machines to make coal sacks, horse bags and carpet backing.

The large outer bailey has lodgings, a prison and stables backing onto the curtain.

Award winning brewers Cains are backing Liverpool ' s year as European Capital of Culture in 2008.

Backing up files over a reliable, secure Internet connection can prove more cost-effective.

Mark slightly in the financial doldrums, with the result that half of the album is without a backing band.

The vocal is spot on, the entire musical backing just oh so dreamy!

If any of the vapour-permeable film dressings are used, the backing sheet should be removed and the dressing gently placed over the wound.

As for Leeds, Smith was booked for nothing more than backing into Barton in an aerial duel.

They are Americans representing an oil company with the backing of the local emir.

Sinclair also had advice on where the budding entrepreneur should seek backing.

In Maiden Stakes races the form punters will be backing the Top Trainers " best filly " who finished 2nd last time.

Applied graphics on printed plastic sheeting with adhesive backing, usually rather gaudy.