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support, back upverb
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
"She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
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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, bearback up, back off, back downverb
move backwards from a certain position
"The bully had to back down"
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back, choke off, foul, clog, back off, chicken out, bow out, support, back down, clog up, congest, pull out, chokeback, back upverb
establish as valid or genuine
"Can you back up your claims?"
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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 downback 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, chokeclog, 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
How to use back up in a sentence?
They surrounded this vehicle so it couldn't back up and escape. At that point, the shots happened and a guy was dragged to the pavement.
I was getting physically sick. Every time I put it down, I would pick it back up, as someone who suffers from addiction, it just wasn't a good idea for me to smoke Juul LabsMyers.
It's not how many times you fall, it's how many times you get back up faster, stronger, and more determined.
This economy has been damaged through no fault of anyone, but to get this economy back up again and running, we are going to need an intelligent stimulus bill from Washington.
You take somebody that has the right mindset, you can take everything from them and put them on the street, and I guarantee in a little while they'll be right back up there, and you take somebody with the wrong mindset, you can give them everything in the world, they'll work their way right back down to the bottom.
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