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back up

Letters that make back up

a, b, k, p, c, u are letters that make 'back up'

Words within back up

BA, Ba, AC, up, back, Ac are words within 'back up'

back up is a 7 letter phrase starting with b
back up is a 7 letter phrase ending with p

5 possible definitions for 'back up'

Back Up as "establish as valid or genuine"

Under this definition, back up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

back has the same meaning as back up

back up as a type

'back up' can be a type of substantiate, confirm, sustain, corroborate, affirm, support.

Example of back up used within this context

"Can you back up your claims?"

Back Up as "become or cause to become obstructed"

Under this definition, back up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

congest, choke, choke off, foul, clog, clog up have the same meaning as 'back up'

Antonyms

unclog has the opposite meaning of back up

back up as a type

'back up' can be a type of obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, close up, jam, block.

Types of back up

gum up, crap up, choke up, silt up, lug, stuff, silt, block are types of 'back up'.

Derivatives of back up

clog, congestion, congestive, backup, over-crowding are derivatives of 'back up'.

Back Up as "move backwards from a certain position"

Under this definition, back up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

back off, back down have the same meaning as 'back up'

back up as a type

'back up' can be a type of withdraw, draw back, pull away, recede, pull back, retreat, retire, move back.

Derivatives of back up

backdown, climb-down, withdrawal are derivatives of 'back up'.

Back Up as "give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to"

Under this definition, back up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

support has the same meaning as back up

Types of back up

indorse, shop at, buy at, sponsor, patronise, patronize, frequent, shop, undergird, encourage, endorse, further, second, advance, boost, sponsor, promote, back, help, aid, assist are types of 'back up'.

Derivatives of back up

patronage, patron, sponsor, supportive, help, supporter, helper, support, assistant, backing, backup, championship are derivatives of 'back up'.

Back Up as "make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy"

Under this definition, back up is a verb and has the following properties:

back up as a type

'back up' can be a type of copy, re-create.

back up as a category

'back up' can be a category of computer, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system, computing device.

Derivatives of back up

computer backup, backup are derivatives of 'back up'.

Example of back up used within this context

"You'd better back up these files!"