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Backed

//bækt// adj, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead. not-comparable, obsolete, slang

    "He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave."

  2. 2
    Having specified type of back. in-compounds, not-comparable

    "a high-backed chair"

  3. 3
    Having specified type of backing. in-compounds, not-comparable

    "asset-backed securities"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a back or backing, usually of a specified type wordnet
  2. 2
    used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of back form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From back (verb).

Etymology 2

From back (noun) + -ed.

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