| Definition of 'back up' |
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1. (verb) support, back up
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
"She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
2. (verb) back up, back off, back down
move backwards from a certain position
"The bully had to back down"
3. (verb) back, back up
establish as valid or genuine
"Can you back up your claims?"
4. (verb) back up
make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
"You'd better back up these files!"
5. (verb) clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
become or cause to become obstructed
"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
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1. (verb) back up
to move backward
Everyone please back up a little.; to back the car up
2. back up
to support by saying or showing sth is true
He backed me up in the argument.; The evidence backs up what she's saying.
3. back up
to make a copy of information on the computer
Ensure the data is backed up.; Back up before you turn off the computer.
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Sense: to support or encourage
The new evidence backed up my arguments.
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 Afrikaans: ondersteun |
 Arabic: يَدْعَم، يُؤَيِّد |
 Bulgarian: подкрепям |
 Brazilian: apoiar |
 Czech: podepřít |
 German: bekräftigen |
 Danish: støtte; bakke op |
 Greek: υποστηρίζω, ενισχύω |
 Spanish: sostener |
 Estonian: toetama |
 Farsi: تایید کردن |
 Finnish: tukea |
 French: soutenir |
 Hebrew: לִתְמוֹך |
 Hindi: समर्थन करना |
 Croatian: poduprijeti |
 Hungarian: támogat |
 Indonesian: mendukung |
 Icelandic: styðja |
 Italian: sostenere, appoggiare |
 Japanese: 後援する |
 Korean: 후원하다 |
 Lithuanian: paremti |
 Latvian: []balstīt |
 Malay: menyokong |
 Dutch: steunen |
 Norwegian: støtte, bakke opp |
 Polish: popierać |
 Persian: تایید کردن |
 Pashto: قبولول، منل |
 Portuguese: apoiar |
 Romanian: a susţine, a confirma |
 Russian: поддерживать |
 Slovak: podporiť |
 Slovenian: potrjevati |
 Serbian: potkrepiti |
 Swedish: stödja, backa upp |
 Thai: สนับสนุน |
 Turkish: desteklemek, arkaçıkmak |
 Taiwanese: 支持 |
 Ukrainian: підтримувати |
 Urdu: تائید کرنا ، حمایت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: ủng hộ |
 Chinese: 支持 |
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