backing

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Support, especially financial.

   • It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.
2. 2

   A liner or other material added behind or underneath.

   • The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.
   • An old print was discovered some time ago in an arch at Waterloo Dock Goods Station[,] Liverpool, in use as a backing on which to write time sheets.
   • In general, the locomotives are painted dark green; the numberplates are brass, with a red backing, and are usually carried on the tank side.
3. 3

   A backdrop.

   • The simplest and cheapest answer is to introduce a scenic backing of some kind, a backdrop, a drape, some flats to restrict the shot and obscure whatever is outside.
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   1. 4

      Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.

   2. 5

      The mounting of a horse or other animal.

   3. 6

      The action of putting something back

      The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.

   4. 7

      Providing support for the main performer.

   5. 8

      present participle and gerund of back

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