back up
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.88 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "That beeping sound indicates that the truck is backing up."
- "We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine.[…]As we reached the lodge we heard the whistle, and we backed up against one side of the platform as the train pulled up at the other."
- "Back up the car a little, you're blocking the driveway."
- "I couldn't see how to finish the project, so I backed up and tried it another way."
- "This isn't working. Let's back up and think about it."
- "Back up your documents folder before applying the update."