• Backed

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /bækt/

    Origin 1

    From back verb

    Verb

    backed
    1. backed

      (past of back)

    Origin 2

    From back + -ed.

    Full definition of backed

    Adjective

    backed

    1. (obsolete, slang) Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.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.
    2. (in combination) Having specified type of back.a high-backed chairsway-backedred-backed shrike
    3. (in combination) Having specified type of backing.asset-backed securities
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