Synonyms for back up
back up

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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"

   Synonyms:
   digest, abide, congest, tolerate, choke, foul, support, plunk for, hold up, endure, choke off, back, stick out, back down, clog, fend for, patronise, clog up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, back off, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, bear

2. back up, back off, back downverb

   move backwards from a certain position

   "The bully had to back down"

   Synonyms:
   back, choke off, foul, clog, back off, chicken out, bow out, support, back down, clog up, congest, pull out, choke

3. back, back upverb

   establish as valid or genuine

   "Can you back up your claims?"

   Synonyms:
   second, bet on, gage, foul, clog up, plump for, support, congest, back off, plunk for, game, choke off, back, indorse, stake, choke, clog, punt, endorse, back down

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!"

   Synonyms:
   back, choke off, foul, clog, back off, support, back down, clog up, congest, choke

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"

   Synonyms:
   contaminate, drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, clot, choke, foul, throttle, support, cash in one's chips, fret, befoul, kick the bucket, expire, choke off, back, pass away, perish, croak, clog, conk, asphyxiate, defile, clog up, snuff it, decease, maculate, back down, go, choke down, constipate, pass, exit, back off, die, pollute, suffocate, overload, congest, scrag, stifle, choke back

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1. back up

   Synonyms:
   support, sustain, assist, aid, help, BACK

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1. Fatima Bangura:

   She’s opening back up to her old self.

2. Jon Ossoff:

   It's something I've been very transparent about, i am proud to be supporting her career. As soon as she finishes her medical training, I will be 10 minutes back up the road where I grew up.

3. Jen Gommerman:

   So, the raw amount of antibody in our serum is going down to a level where you will be susceptible to infection and the only way to get those antibodies back up quickly, is to either get infected or get boosted, however, if we consider efficacy against hospitalization and severe disease, the data coming out show that three doses of the mRNA vaccine confirm excellent protection against hospitalization, ventilation and death.

4. Henry Wu:

   So, it may need periodic adjustments, that's all the more reason to have hand sanitizer with you so that you can always have clean hands to tighten that mask or to pull it back up.

5. Brian Campbell:

   My worry is that we could take it too far, then when the oil price goes back up and everyone is scurrying around for the same talent, rates could go through the roof and we're back to square one.