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English Dictionary: back up by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
back up
v
  1. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
    Synonym(s): support, back up
  2. move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"
    Synonym(s): back up, back off, back down
  3. establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
    Synonym(s): back, back up
  4. make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"
  5. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
    Synonym(s): clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
    Antonym(s): unclog
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