1 [U] help; support:
financial backing * The police gave the proposals their full backing.
2 [U] material attached to the back of sth in order to protect it or make it stronger:
Remove the backing paper from the adhesive tape.
3 [U,C,usually sing.] (in pop songs) music that ACCOMPANIES (= is played with) the main singer or tune:
a backing group / singer / track
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is backing a noun, verb, or something else?
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