Dictionary Entry
backing
backing is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Back. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1present participle
of Back
- 2noun
The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.
- 3noun
That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability.
- 4noun
Support or aid given to a person or cause.
- 5noun
The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.
- 6noun
the act of providing approval and support
"his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
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- 7noun
something forming a back that is added for strengthening
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- 8noun
financial resources provided to make some project possible
"the foundation provided support for the experiment"
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