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Added 2 October 2026

backed

/bækt/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about backed at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

simple past and past participle of back

adjective

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.
Having specified type of back.
a high-backed chair
Having specified type of backing.
asset-backed securities

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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