What does back up mean?
Definitions for back up
back up
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Princeton's WordNet
support, back upverb
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
"She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
back up, back off, back downverb
move backwards from a certain position
"The bully had to back down"
back, back upverb
establish as valid or genuine
"Can you back up your claims?"
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!"
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"
Wiktionary
back upverb
To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
back upverb
To move a vehicle backwards.
back upverb
To undo one's actions.
back upverb
To reconsider one's thoughts.
back upverb
To copy (data) as a security measure.
back upverb
To provide support or the promise of support.
back upverb
For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.
back upverb
For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
back upverb
to halt the flow or movement of something.
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ChatGPT
back up
Back up refers to creating a copy or duplicate of data or files to prevent loss in case of a system failure or other issues. It can also mean to move or reverse in position, or to lend support, confirmation, or reinforcement to something or someone.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of back up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of back up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of back up in a Sentence
On a serious note, the debate wasn't easy, you know, it wasn't area [sic] five months after a stroke, but p. After that stroke, I got knocked down, but I got back up because I had to. And that's really the core value of our campaign. We are running for anyone that ever got knocked down that had to get back up, too. Any forgotten communities or community's towns that got left behind, that got knocked down, because they have to get back up.
My current unemployment will not even pay my rent and we're not even discussing car insurance, we're not talking about electricity and food, i'm hoping that we've reached our actual plateau in Miami. And we'll start to be able to open back up.
If I remember right, he was one of the guys who had to continue to go back up to the line to try to qualify with his M16 because he couldn't qualify with it, so I kind of found that interesting after learning that he did that.
Judging from her comments, a rate hike in July is completely off the table. It is questionable whether the Fed can have enough solid economic data to back up a rate hike even by September.
They surrounded this vehicle so it couldn't back up and escape. At that point, the shots happened and a guy was dragged to the pavement.
Translations for back up
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- sichernGerman
- αντιγράφων ασφαλείαςGreek
- apoyoSpanish
- peruuttaaFinnish
- sauvegarder, reculer, sauvegarde, faire marche arrièreFrench
- kembaliIndonesian
- backupItalian
- achteruitrijden, teruggaanDutch
- cópia de segurançaPortuguese
- da înapoiRomanian
- двигаться назад, сдавать назад, забэкапить, возвращать, давать задний ход, делать бэкап, возвращаться, делать резервное копированиеRussian
- yedeklemekTurkish
- sao lưuVietnamese
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