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back up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. support, back upverb

    give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

    "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"

  2. back up, back off, back downverb

    move backwards from a certain position

    "The bully had to back down"

  3. back, back upverb

    establish as valid or genuine

    "Can you back up your claims?"

  4. back upverb

    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. clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foulverb

    become or cause to become obstructed

    "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

Wiktionary

  1. back upverb

    To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.

  2. back upverb

    To move a vehicle backwards.

  3. back upverb

    To undo one's actions.

  4. back upverb

    To reconsider one's thoughts.

  5. back upverb

    To copy (data) as a security measure.

  6. back upverb

    To provide support or the promise of support.

  7. back upverb

    For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.

  8. back upverb

    For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.

  9. back upverb

    to halt the flow or movement of something.

Wikipedia

  1. Back Up

    Back Up is a song by American rapper Pitbull. It was released on December 22, 2004 as the third single from Pitbull's first studio album M. I. A. M. I.. The song was produced by DEL and the Díaz Brothers.

ChatGPT

  1. back up

    Back up refers to creating a copy or duplicate of data or files to prevent loss in case of a system failure or other issues. It can also mean to move or reverse in position, or to lend support, confirmation, or reinforcement to something or someone.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of back up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of back up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of back up in a Sentence

  1. Gary Kubiak:

    Gary Kubiak came in this morning and was a little sore, so we just said,' OK, we'll stop for the weekend and we'll go from there,' so we'll pick back up on Monday.

  2. Ziva Branstetter:

    These records back up the validity of our story and we stand by our story.

  3. Courtesy Mike Mike:

    It was really high so I closed my eyes. I planned to open my eyes again when I bounced back up, i realized the cord had snapped when I opened my eyes and I was surrounded by water.

  4. Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes:

    I want to be the first band to play in the Bataclan when it opens back up because I was there when it went silent for a minute.

  5. Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen:

    We think we've stalled the clock just enough to stop HUD from finalizing this, even if they finalize it, we've been working with the Joe Biden transition to make sure Biden's HUD repeals this just as quickly. We hope the Joe Biden administration will clean it right back up.


Translations for back up

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  • sichernGerman
  • αντιγράφων ασφαλείαςGreek
  • apoyoSpanish
  • peruuttaaFinnish
  • sauvegarder, reculer, sauvegarde, faire marche arrièreFrench
  • kembaliIndonesian
  • backupItalian
  • achteruitrijden, teruggaanDutch
  • cópia de segurançaPortuguese
  • da înapoiRomanian
  • двигаться назад, сдавать назад, забэкапить, возвращать, давать задний ход, делать бэкап, возвращаться, делать резервное копированиеRussian
  • yedeklemekTurkish
  • sao lưuVietnamese

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