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Meaning of BACKED

Pronunciation:  bakt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
  2. [adj]  (photography; of film) coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light
  3. [adj]  having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence"
 
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 Synonyms: backed up, coated, hardback, hardbacked, hardbound, hardcover, high-backed, low-backed, razorback, razor-backed, stiff-backed, straight-backed, supported
 
 Antonyms: backless
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Backed\, a.
Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype
or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed;
hump-backed.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: accepted, acclaimed, admired, admitted, advocated, applauded, approved, calcified, callous, calloused, case-hardened, cried up, crusted, crusty, crystallized, favored, favorite, fossilized, granulated, hardened, highly touted, hornified, in good odor, incrusted, indurate, indurated, lapidified, ossified, petrified, popular, received, recommended, reinforced, rigidified, sclerotic, set, solidified, steeled, stiffened, strengthened, supported, toughened, vitrified, well-thought-of
 

 

 

 

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