Backing
['bækɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of providing approval and support; 'his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives'.
(noun.) something forming a back that is added for strengthening.
Checked by Leon--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Back
(n.) The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.
(n.) That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability.
(n.) Support or aid given to a person or cause.
(n.) The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.
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Examples
- Still covering that feature and backing, Mr Fledgeby reiterated (apparently with a severe cold in his head), 'I beg, I beg, you won't. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- All the letters in the world won't do that for you as you are now; but with a big backing behind you, you'll keep her just where you want her to be. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Bitzer picked up his cap, which the concussion had knocked off; and backing, and knuckling his forehead, pleaded that it was an accident. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- As quickly as possible I gained my feet and backing against the wall I witnessed such a battle as it is vouchsafed few beings to see. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- And, darling, let's back a horse we've never heard of and that Mr. Meyers won't be backing. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- After a little more consideration and some backing and changing of the foot on which he rests, he mutters that he is wery thankful. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- First one oar is backing water, and then the other; it is seldom that both are going ahead at once. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Miss Lily, if you want any backing--I like pluck---- broke from him disconnectedly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Griffin's division in backing to get out of the way of a severe cross fire of the enemy was found marching away from the fighting. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Oh, I dare say about that, yer know,' observed Noah, backing towards the door, and shaking his head with a kind of sober alarm. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He consumed it in putting his hand to his forehead and taking it away again, and in backing his chair into the corner behind him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Your tea has given me a tremendous backing. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- It had merely enjoyed the delights of anxious anticipation, and the perilous pleasure of backing Edison's experiments. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He may come down any day, when the devil leaves off backing him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You don't mean your horse to tread on a dog when you're backing out of the way; but it goes through you, when it's done. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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