What does backed mean?
Backed means simple past and past participle of back.
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/bækt/ · verb
simple past and past participle of back.
He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
a high-backed chair
sway-backed
red-backed shrike
asset-backed securities
Hostilities peaked with the Skyllian Blitz of 2176, an attack on the human capital of Elysium by batarian-funded pirates and slavers. In 2178, the Alliance retaliated with a crushing assault on the moon of Torfan, long used as a staging base by batarian-backed criminals. In the aftermath, the batarians retreated into their own systems, and are now rarely seen in Citadel space.
Use backed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Backed means simple past and past participle of back.
Common synonyms include supported, razorback, stiff-backed, coated.
Possible antonyms include backless.
He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
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