Pronunciations
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/bækt/
Adjective
Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
Usage- not-comparable
- Obsolete
- Slang
- Examples
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He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
Having specified type of back.
Usage- In compounds
- not-comparable
- Examples
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a high-backed chair
sway-backed
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red-backed shrike
Having specified type of backing.
Usage- In compounds
- not-comparable
- Examples
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asset-backed securities
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Hostilities peaked with the Skyllian Blitz of 2176, an attack on the human capital of Elysium by batarian-funded pirates and slavers. In 2178, the Alliance retaliated with a crushing assault on the moon of Torfan, long used as a staging base by batarian-backed criminals. In the aftermath, the batarians retreated into their own systems, and are now rarely seen in Citadel space.
Adjective
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
- Antonyms
used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light