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BACKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of providing approval and support
Example:
his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
Synonyms:
backing; backup; championship; patronage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("backing" is a kind of...):
approval; approving; blessing (the formal act of approving)
Derivation:
back (support financial backing for)
back (be behind; approve of)
back (give support or one's approval to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something forming a back that is added for strengthening
Synonyms:
backing; mount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("backing" is a kind of...):
bed; layer (single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance)
reinforcement; strengthener (a device designed to provide additional strength)
Holonyms ("backing" is a part of...):
frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)
Derivation:
back (strengthen by providing with a back or backing)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Financial resources provided to make some project possible
Example:
the foundation provided support for the experiment
Synonyms:
backing; financial backing; financial support; funding; support
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("backing" is a kind of...):
resource (available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed)
Derivation:
back (support financial backing for)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb back
Context examples:
“He began backing Sir Charles’s nominee from the moment he arrived. Some of the other boys took the office from him, and they very soon brought the odds down amongst them.”
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
