[samrøng] (v) EN: keep back ; store up ; back up ; reserve ; set aside ; save for a special purposeFR: réserver ; garder ; retenir ; tenir en réserve ; sauvegarder
[thøilang] (v) EN: go backwards ; back ; go into reverse ; make sternway ; back up ; regressFR: faire marche arrière ; reculer ; rétrograder ; aller en arrière ; aller à reculons
(v) become or cause to become obstructed, Syn. clog up, back up, congest, choke, choke off, foul, Ant. unclog, Example:The leaves clog our drains in the Fall; The water pipe is backed up
(v) give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to, Syn. back up, Example:She supported him during the illness; Her children always backed her up
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. 1. to serve as a backup{ 3 } for (another person or persons); as, the patrolmen backed up the detectives as they went inside to make the arrest; the center fielder backed up the shortstop on the play. [ PJC ]
2. (Computers) to make a backup{ 5 } of; as, the sysop backed up the purchasing data files every night. [ PJC ]