backing
noun
[ ˈbakɪŋ ]
• help or support.
• "the foreign secretary won the backing of opposition parties"
Similar:
support,
help,
assistance,
cooperation,
aid,
approval,
commendation,
endorsement,
sanction,
blessing,
promotion,
advocacy,
championship,
espousal,
sponsorship,
funding,
financing,
patronage,
money,
investment,
funds,
finance,
grant,
contribution,
subsidy,
• the movement of the place of formation of a sound towards the back of the mouth.
back
verb
• give financial, material, or moral support to.
• "he had a newspaper empire backing him"
Similar:
sponsor,
finance,
put up the money for,
fund,
subsidize,
underwrite,
promote,
lend one's name to,
be a patron of,
act as guarantor of,
support,
foot the bill for,
pick up the tab for,
bankroll,
stake,
endorse,
sanction,
approve of,
give one's blessing to,
smile on,
favour,
advocate,
uphold,
champion,
vote for,
ally oneself with,
stand behind,
side with,
be on the side of,
defend,
take up the cudgels for,
second,
throw one's weight behind,
stand by,
give one's support to,
be on someone's side,
take someone's side,
take someone's part,
vouch for,
help,
assist,
aid,
• walk or drive backwards.
• "I put the car in reverse and backed down the road"
Similar:
reverse,
move/drive backwards,
backtrack,
retrace one's steps,
draw back,
step back,
move away,
back off,
retreat,
withdraw,
pull back,
give ground,
shrink back,
blench,
cower,
quail,
quake,
Opposite:
move forwards,
advance,
move forward,
• cover the back of (an article) in order to support, protect, or decorate it.
• "a mirror backed with tortoiseshell"
• lie behind or at the back of.
• "the promenade is backed by lots of cafes"
Origin:
Old English bæc, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch and Old Norse bak . The adverb use dates from late Middle English and is a shortening of aback.
