help or support

the foreign secretary won the backing of opposition parties

the movement of the place of formation of a sound towards the back of the mouth

give financial, material, or moral support to

he had a newspaper empire backing him

walk or drive backwards

I put the car in reverse and backed down the road

cover the back of (an article) in order to support, protect, or decorate it

a mirror backed with tortoiseshell

lie behind or at the back of

the promenade is backed by lots of cafes