backed

a mirror backed with tortoiseshell.

backed the argument with facts.

The car backed through the gate.

The organization is backed by The U.N..

He backed the horse and won.

The horse backed suddenly.

The accident backed up traffic.

a low-backed chair; a high-backed sofa.

the car backed suddenly, then backed rapidly until it was level with me.

The accident backed the traffic up for blocks. Traffic backed up in the tunnel.

a slim, straight-backed dancer; a straight-backed wooden chair.

he backed the horse at 33–1.

the new single is backed with a track from the LP.

the government backed away from the plan.

the wind had backed to the north-west.

the promenade is backed by lots of cafes.

the contenders backed down from their original pledge.

they backed off from fundamental reform of the system.