A claim backed up by strong evidence. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a low-backed sofa. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : the back of the head. ,the clothes on his back. ,He put his back into the task. ,the back of a hall. ,the back of a chair. ,the back of a jacket. ,The fall broke his back. ,the back of a binder. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to back a candidate; to back up a theory with facts. ,to back a horse in the race. ,to back a car. ,to back a book. ,a beach backed by hills. ,a singer backed by piano and bass. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : at the back door; back fence. ,back settlements. ,back files; back issues. ,back pay. ,back current. From Dictionary.com.
Now, Lebanon's western backed, U. S.-backed prime minister, has called this nothing short of a coup. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2007] Reference
Her label backed down and let her do the album, which laid a big old stinky egg. From Wordnik.com. [Crazy Days and Nights] Reference
By September he had attracted the interest of Neil Bogart, who was starting up a label backed by Warner Brothers. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Aucoin obituary] Reference
Can’t wait to see another label backed, financially flush operation flutter in the wind. reply. From Wordnik.com. [We Catch Our First, Fleeting Glimpse Of VEVO On YouTube] Reference
Any backseater worthy of the name backed his pilot up, no matter what. From Wordnik.com. [Typhoon Season]
Facebook 'panic button' calls backed by police chiefs. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Facebook rearranges yet again] Reference
Call backed into the chaparral, mindless of the thorns, and waited. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Man’s Walk] Reference
As soon as I got on the phone, there were already four hundred calls backed up. From Wordnik.com. [Your Call Is (Not That) Important to Us] Reference
More than 100 ambulances became stuck as streets went unplowed and 911 calls backed up. From Wordnik.com. [Deputy Mayor Admits Fault For Bungled Snow Response] Reference
Who could refuse to respond favorably to a call backed by arguments so potent? — not I. From Wordnik.com. [ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE] Reference
Emergency calls backed up, and some people who needed urgent medical care did not get it. From Wordnik.com. [FOXNews.com] Reference
Merce Cunningham taking a curtain call backed by his dancers and the members of Sonic Youth. From Wordnik.com. [Dance: Culture and Celebrity] Reference
Myspace Music Videos, another high-profile content collection from major labels backed by an already popular social network. From Wordnik.com. [Mashable!] Reference
We're kind of backed up here with this three hours. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2005] Reference
And he's kind of backed away from it several times now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 25, 2008] Reference
And it gets you so trapped and kind of backed into a corner. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2007] Reference
And he ` s kind of backed off his story he told authorities. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2008] Reference
I have "backed" him, in no other sense to any satisfactory result. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 28, 1892] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's kind of backed away from gays and lesbians. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 21, 2008] Reference
When we went into recovery mode, they kind of backed the cranes off. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 3, 2007] Reference
And so I really listened to what they said and I kind of backed off. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2008] Reference
And so for the first time he kind of backed off -- "Well, you know.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 14, 2001] Reference
I just feel kind of backed in a corner with a couple people right now. From Wordnik.com. [dragonwench Diary Entry] Reference
And then they got us wanting to fight there, and so I kind of backed out of that. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Carnell Locklear, February 24, 2004. Interview U-0007. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
So she has kind of backed away from him, hasn't thrown him overboard, but she's backed away. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2009] Reference
Do you feel like he's kind of backed off of that and has maybe come to accept your definition?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
But then they seem to have kind of backed off that a little bit and are talking about doing it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2008] Reference
He certainly kind of backed off that later and said he wasn't saying it was a probable scenario. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 4, 2007] Reference
I've talked to people at Wal-Mart, and I was told by one executive that they kind of backed into this. From Wordnik.com. [It’s Not Easy Buying Green] Reference
Ellen carried some in her skirt, Graham took off his jacket and made a bundle, and William "backed" a bagful. From Wordnik.com. [Three Years in Tristan da Cunha] Reference
Then we kind of backed up on and said, wait, no, they can't be confirmed as tornado fatalities, which is amazing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2008] Reference
Ms. OUELLETTE: I actually - I do, actually, and this is kind of backed up by some the math teachers that I've spoken to as well. From Wordnik.com. [The Calculus Around You] Reference
And then he, if you will notice, towards the middle of the debate, kind of backed off, and said, whoa, don't take this personally. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2007] Reference
You can definitely see the planes kind of backed up trying to head in from the south, from the north, from the east and from the west. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 30, 2007] Reference
And I think quite frankly his campaign kind of backed off of it a little bit and said, well, we don't just -- we don't mean John McCain. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2008] Reference
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