backed

Meaning of backed

verb
  1. To go in the reverse direction.
    the train backed into the station;  the horse refuses to back
  2. To support.
    I back you all the way;  which horse are you backing in this race?
  3. (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.
  4. (of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
  5. (of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
  6. (of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
  7. To push or force backwards.
    The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet.
  8. To get upon the back of; to mount.
  9. To place or seat upon the back.
  10. To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
    to back books
  11. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
  12. To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
    to back a letter;  to back a note or legal document
  13. (of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
  14. To row backward with (oars).
    to back the oars
adjective
  1. Put 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.
  2. (in combination) Having specified type of back.
    a high-backed chair
  3. (in combination) Having specified type of backing.
    asset-backed securities

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Hyphenation of backed

backed

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • backed is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

backed antonyms

Meaning :

veer

Words that rhyme with backed

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