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. Anthony Fauci:

   Bottom line message here is that boosters bring back up that degree of protection to a level that is approximating what it was before.

2. Nathaniel Watson:

   That can cause problems for children when the school year starts back up [and] they have to adhere to a fairly regimented schedule.

3. Douglas Griffith:

   Four Houston police officers did everything Four Houston police officers could. Four Houston police officers backed up, backed up, backed up until Four Houston police officers couldn't back up anymore.

4. Evan McMullin:

   Dictators look for clues from world leaders … around what they’ll do to stop or not stop them, for [Assad] to see that President Obama didn’t back up that line gave him the green light to continue attacks on Syrian civilians.

5. Charlene Egbe:

   By opening back up bright and early, less than 24 hours after the local police department's failed scare tactic, we, at the Alaska Cannabis Club, have made it clear that the will of the people is stronger than any force they have — and we aren't going anywhere.