Back up - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |bæk ˈʌp|
Brit.  |bæk ˈʌp|

verb

- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to (syn: support)
- move backwards from a certain position (syn: back down, back off)
- establish as valid or genuine (syn: back)
Can you back up your claims?
- make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
You'd better back up these files!
- become or cause to become obstructed (syn: choke, choke off, clog, congest, foul)

Extra examples

The flood water of the storm backed up the pipes for the dirty water.

Many ships are backed up at the entrance to the harbour.

Lines of vehicles were backed up for several kilometres because of the accident.

Can you back up your claims?

You'd better back up these files!

The price of gasoline has crept back up to three dollars a gallon.

His failure to back up the computer files had disastrous consequences.

Back up, men, we need all the help we can get.

We need further facts to back up our statements.

He crept back up the stairs, trying to avoid the ones that creaked.

She looked back up the grassy slope.

There's no evidence to back up his accusations.

Make sure you back up.

These devices can back up the whole system.

Back up a bit so that everyone can see.

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