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back up
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" [syn: support ] move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" [syn: back off , back down ] establish ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
back up \back" up\, v. i. to move in a reverse direction; -- used of vehicles or animals. to accumulate due to a blockage of flow; as, a traffic backup due to an accident; a sewage backup.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Back Up " is a song by American West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg . It was released for digital download and streaming on November 18, 2015. The song is the first single released from the Mixtape Beach City (2015). The song produced by Scoop ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context idiomatic intransitive English) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so. 2 (context idiomatic transitive English) To move a vehicle backwards.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1767, "stand behind and support," from back (v.) + up . The noun meaning "a standby, a reserve" is recorded from 1952 (often written as one word, backup ); specific reference to computing is from 1965.
Usage examples of back up.
Training was next, and we met back up with the some of the Blazer trainees.
We counted them loudly in Greek, popped back up in unison, and snapped back to attention.
Then we had to clamber back up the other side, toss the gear into the trunk of a waiting ground car and pile in the back seat.
Sufis were wide-eyed in wonder as we climbed back up, backs laden with presents.
I got back up and came through to hit my list of daily cover maintenance, local chores, local work and real mission.
The single fifty-watt bulb had no doubt been imposed by her employers for the same reasons of economy that had preserved the integrity of the whole space, but the gentle ingratiation of its dim glow, reflected back up off the worn flagstones, was beyond price.