back up

Meaning

  1. To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
  2. To move a vehicle backwards.
  3. To undo one's actions.
  4. To reconsider one's thoughts.
  5. To copy (data) so that it can be restored if the main copy is lost.
  6. To provide support or the promise of support to.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. To halt the flow or movement of something.
  10. (informal) To fill up because of a backlog.
  11. (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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