back|ing

back|ing
back|ing «BAK ihng», noun.
1. a) support or help: »

Do I have your backing in my campaign for a stoplight at the school crossing?

SYNONYM(S): assistance, aid. b) supporters or helpers. SYNONYM(S): backers, champions.
2. something placed at the back of anything to support or strengthen it: »

This picture will need a firm backing before it can be framed.

SYNONYM(S): reinforcement.
3. the first 50 yards of older line put on a fishing reel spool, seldom needed in ordinary fishing.
4. U.S. Informal. musical accompaniment to a solo instrument.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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