| back up | | |
| v. (social) | 1. back up, support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" |
| ~ sponsor | assume responsibility for or leadership of.; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan" |
| ~ buy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, patronize, shop, sponsor | do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of. |
| ~ aid, assist, help | give help or assistance; be of service.; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
| ~ encourage, promote, further, boost, advance | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| ~ undergird | lend moral support to. |
| ~ second, endorse, indorse, back | give support or one's approval to.; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" |
| v. (motion) | 2. back down, back off, back up | move backwards from a certain position.; "The bully had to back down" |
| ~ draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw, retire | pull back or move away or backward.; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
| v. (change) | 3. back, back up | establish as valid or genuine.; "Can you back up your claims?" |
| ~ affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" |
| v. (creation) | 4. back up | make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy.; "You'd better back up these files!" |
| ~ computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically. |
| ~ re-create, copy | make a replica of.; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" |
| v. (contact) | 5. back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul | become or cause to become obstructed.; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" |
| ~ gum up | stick together as if with gum.; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up" |
| ~ obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block | block passage through.; "obstruct the path" |
| ~ crap up | become obstructed or chocked up.; "The drains clogged up" |
| ~ choke up, lug, stuff, block | obstruct.; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" |
| ~ silt, silt up | become chocked with silt.; "The river silted up" |
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