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back up::verb | Spocien Dictionary

back up
verb
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become or cause to become obstructed
Type Words
Synonyms choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul
Type of impede, close up, jam, block, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Has types crap up, gum up, stuff, block, lug, silt up, silt, choke up
Derivation backup

back up::verb | Spocien Dictionary

back up
verb
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establish as valid or genuine
Type Words
Synonyms back
Type of sustain, support, confirm, substantiate, affirm, corroborate


Can you back up your claims?.

back up::verb | Spocien Dictionary

back up
verb
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move backwards from a certain position
Type Words
Synonyms back down, back off
Type of recede, retreat, withdraw, move back, draw back, pull away, pull back, retire

back up::verb | Spocien Dictionary

back up
verb
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give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
Type Words
Synonyms support
Has types buy at, advance, aid, assist, back, boost, encourage, endorse, frequent, further, help, indorse, patronise, patronize, promote, root, second, shop, shop at, sponsor, undergird
Derivation backup

back up::verb | Spocien Dictionary

back up
verb
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make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
Type Words
Type of re-create, copy
Derivation backup


You'd better back up these files!.

Examples of back up

back up
Service is now back up to snuff, so expect to see higher fares sometime in 2011.
From the stltoday.com
Unfortunately, the rates haven't gone back up, and people are dealing with that.
From the news-journalonline.com
Roenicke said Morgan will back up Carlos Gomez and also serve as a pinch-runner.
From the timesunion.com
Ratliff is expected to back up rookie Colt McCoy on Sunday against the Steelers.
From the charlotteobserver.com
So it plans to buy back up to $10 million of its stock over the next few months.
From the businessweek.com
Hayabusa's pellet failed to fire, however, so next time there will be a back-up.
From the newscientist.com
Sony just announced that the Playstation Network is back up for almost everyone.
From the techcrunch.com
Bart Scott didn't back up his tough talk, totaling just two tackles in the game.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Horton had climbed back up to 17th going into high bar, his last and best event.
From the usatoday.com
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.