HyperDic: back_up

English > 5 senses of the expression *back up*:
VERB	social	back up, support	give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
	motion	back up, back off, back down	move backwards from a certain position
	change	back up, back	establish as valid or genuine
	creation	back up	make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
	contact	back up, clog, choke off, clog up, congest, choke, foul	become or cause to become obstructed

English > *back up*: 5 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Model	Sam cannot back up Sue
Synonym	support
Narrower	help, assist, aid	Give help or assistance
	patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor	Do one's shopping at
	promote, advance, boost, further, encourage	contribute to the progress or growth of
	root	Cheer for
	second, back, endorse, indorse	Give support or one's approval to
	sponsor	assume responsibility for or leadership of
	undergird	lend moral support to
Spanish	apoyar, respaldar
Catalan	donar suport, recolzar-se, recolzar
Nouns	backup	the act of providing approval and support

English > *back up*: 5 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Move backwards from a certain position.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	back off, back down
Broader	withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back	pull back or move away or backward
See also	back	travel backward

English > *back up*: 5 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	Establish as valid or genuine.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"Can you back up your claims?"
Synonym	back
Broader	confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm	Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

English > *back up*: 5 senses > verb 4, creation
Meaning	make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"You'd better back up these files!"
Category	computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system	A machine for performing calculations automatically
Broader	copy, re-create	make a replica of
Nouns	backup	(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device

English > *back up*: 5 senses > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Become or cause to become obstructed.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	clog, choke off, clog up, congest, choke, foul
Narrower	crap up	Become obstructed or chocked up
	gum up	stick together as if with gum
	silt up, silt	Become chocked with silt
	stuff, lug, choke up, block	obstruct
Broader	obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up	Block passage through
Opposite	unclog	Become or cause to become unobstructed
Spanish	asfixiar, atascar, atorar, atrancar, congestionar, empantanar, obstruir
Catalan	asfixiar, embussar-se, embussar, empantanar, empantanegar-se, encallar-se, encallar, enfangar, obstruir, tapar-se
Nouns	backup	an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage / stoppage

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