back up
Meaning
- To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
- To move a vehicle backwards.
- To undo one's actions.
- To reconsider one's thoughts.
- To copy (data) so that it can be restored if the main copy is lost.
- To provide support or the promise of support to.
- 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.
- 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.
- To halt the flow or movement of something.
- (informal) To fill up because of a backlog.
- (obsolete) To run a printing press in reverse.
Synonyms
go backward
dam up
joint ring
yield
crawfish out
go backwards
move backwards
stay plate
underboarding
lining board
backing board
setting plate
bottom board
packing plate
base slab
chair plate
rider sheets
back-up strip
rails tie plate
liner plates
remover plate
buttom plate
structure backing
stool plate
shim plate
chill strip
bed piece
setter plate
base plate
bolster plate
bolster up
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