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backed

BAKT/bækt/

4 meanings of backed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of back. Use it for something that already happened.

    Her parents backed her decision to study music.

    The truck backed slowly into the loading dock.

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  2. 2
    adjectivein compounds
    Having a back of a certain kind.

    We bought four high-backed chairs for the dining room.

    The straight-backed soldier stood at attention.

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  3. 3
    adjectivein compounds
    Having a support or layer of a certain kind on the back.

    We laid a foam-backed mat under the rug.

    The cloth-backed map survived years of folding.

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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    adjectiveobsolete
    Killed and left lying dead.
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backed is a form of back

back, verb: To support someone or something, for example with money or words. Full entry

Forms
backbacks he/she/itbacking -ing formbacked past tense, past participle
Spelling
back → backed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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Origins

Meaning 1

From the verb "back."

Meanings 2–4

From the noun "back" plus "-ed."