What does back up mean?
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back up
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Princeton's WordNet
support, back upverb
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
"She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
back up, back off, back downverb
move backwards from a certain position
"The bully had to back down"
back, back upverb
establish as valid or genuine
"Can you back up your claims?"
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!"
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
back upverb
To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
back upverb
To move a vehicle backwards.
back upverb
To undo one's actions.
back upverb
To reconsider one's thoughts.
back upverb
To copy (data) as a security measure.
back upverb
To provide support or the promise of support.
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.
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.
back upverb
to halt the flow or movement of something.
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ChatGPT
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of back up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of back up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of back up in a Sentence
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.
These records back up the validity of our story and we stand by our story.
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.
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.
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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