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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BACK'ING, ppr. Mounting; moving back, as a horse; seconding.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: backing, backup, championship, patronage]
2: something forming a back that is added for strengthening [syn: backing, mount]
3: financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1793 1. something forming a back 2. a. support, aid b. endorsement especially of a warrant by a magistrate

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a support. b a body of supporters. c material used to form a back or support. 2 musical accompaniment, esp. to a singer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Back Back, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Backed; p. pr. & vb. n. Backing.] 1. To get upon the back of; to mount. I will back him [a horse] straight. --Shak. 2. To place or seat upon the back. [R.] Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed, Appeared to me. --Shak. 3. To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen. 4. To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books. 5. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of. A garden . . . with a vineyard backed. --Shak. The chalk cliffs which back the beach. --Huxley. 6. To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document. 7. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend. ``Parliament would be backed by the people.'' --Macaulay. Have still found it necessary to back and fortify their laws with rewards and punishments. --South. The mate backed the captain manfully. --Blackw. Mag. 8. To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Backing Back"ing, n. 1. The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward. 2. That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability. 3. Support or aid given to a person or cause. 4. (Bookbinding) The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(backings) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If someone has the backing of an organization or an important person, they receive support or money from that organization or person in order to do something. He said the president had the full backing of his government to negotiate a deal... Mr Bach set up his own consulting business with the backing of his old boss. = support N-UNCOUNT: usu N of/for n 2. A backing is a layer of something such as cloth that is put onto the back of something in order to strengthen or protect it. N-VAR 3. The backing of a popular song is the music which is sung or played to accompany the main tune. Sharon also sang backing vocals for Barry Manilow... N-COUNT: oft N n

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