BACKUP as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of providing approval and support
   Synonym(s)
   • backing (what does backing mean?)
   • championship (what does championship mean?)
   • patronage (what does patronage mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
   Hypernyms(s) backup is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • blessing (what does blessing mean?)
   • approval (what does approval mean?)
   • approving (what does approving mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • back up (what does back up mean?)
   • second (what does second mean?)
   • back (what does back mean?)
   • endorse (what does endorse mean?)
   • indorse (what does indorse mean?)
   • back (what does back mean?)
   • endorse (what does endorse mean?)
   • indorse (what does indorse mean?)
   • plump for (what does plump for mean?)
   • plunk for (what does plunk for mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • back (what does back mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
   Synonym(s)
   • computer backup (what does computer backup mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased
   Hypernyms(s) backup is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • duplicate (what does duplicate mean?)
   • duplication (what does duplication mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • back up (what does back up mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a subordinate musical part
   • provides background for more important parts
   Synonym(s)
   • accompaniment (what does accompaniment mean?)
   • musical accompaniment (what does musical accompaniment mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) backup is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • part (what does part mean?)
   • voice (what does voice mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • descant (what does descant mean?)
   • discant (what does discant mean?)
   • vamp (what does vamp mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • play along (what does play along mean?)
   • accompany (what does accompany mean?)
   • follow (what does follow mean?)
4. Meaning
   • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
   Synonym(s)
   • backup man (what does backup man mean?)
   • fill-in (what does fill-in mean?)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • reliever (what does reliever mean?)
   • stand-in (what does stand-in mean?)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
   • we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
   Hypernyms(s) backup is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • peer (what does peer mean?)
   • equal (what does equal mean?)
   • match (what does match mean?)
   • compeer (what does compeer mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • locum tenens (what does locum tenens mean?)
   • locum (what does locum mean?)
   • double (what does double mean?)
   • stunt man (what does stunt man mean?)
   • stunt woman (what does stunt woman mean?)
   • surrogate (what does surrogate mean?)
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • sub (what does sub mean?)
   • stand in (what does stand in mean?)
   • fill in (what does fill in mean?)
   • take over (what does take over mean?)
   • relieve (what does relieve mean?)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • deputize (what does deputize mean?)
   • deputise (what does deputise mean?)
   • step in (what does step in mean?)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • sub (what does sub mean?)
   • stand in (what does stand in mean?)
   • fill in (what does fill in mean?)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • sub (what does sub mean?)
   • stand in (what does stand in mean?)
   • fill in (what does fill in mean?)
5. Meaning
   • an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
   Usage Example(s)
   • a traffic backup on the main street
   • he discovered a backup in the toilet
   Hypernyms(s) backup is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • accretion (what does accretion mean?)
   • accumulation (what does accumulation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • clog (what does clog mean?)
   • choke off (what does choke off mean?)
   • clog up (what does clog up mean?)
   • back up (what does back up mean?)
   • congest (what does congest mean?)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   • foul (what does foul mean?)