backed
adjective
Simple meaning
Having a back or backing, usually of a specified type.
Pronunciation
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ˈbækt
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Definition
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adjective
Having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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- “The new couch is well backed, offering excellent support for your spine.”adjective
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
Having a sharp, lean, or thin back.
Of a chair, having a long back that reaches up to or beyond the head of a seated person.
Having a hard back.
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Inflected forms
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In or to or toward a former location.
Word family
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Invests in a theatrical production.
Compound terms
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White gull having a black back and wings.
Common salamander of eastern North America.
White gull having a black back and wings.
A security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public.
Old World lemming.
Any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America.
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