backed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bækt/

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Etymology 1

From back (verb)

Verb

backed

1. simple past tense and past participle of back

Etymology 2

From back (noun) +‎ -ed.

Adjective

backed (not comparable)

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 chair

   sway-backed

   red-backed shrike

3. (in combination) Having specified type of backing.

   asset-backed securities

Hyponyms

• American-backed
• asset-backed
• community-backed
• ESA-backed

 

Derived terms

• lesser black-backed gull
• razor-backed

References

• [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Backed”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: Printed for C. Chappell, […], OCLC 23927885.