How to pronounce backed:
To go in the reverse direction.
Example: "The train backed into the station; the horse refuses to back"
To support.
Example: "I back you all the way; which horse are you backing in this race?"
(of the wind) to change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
(of a square sail) to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
(of an anchor) to lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
(of a hunting dog) to stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
To push or force backwards.
Example: "The mugger backed her into a corner and demanded her wallet."
To get upon the back of; to mount.
To place or seat upon the back.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
Example: "To back books"
To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
Example: "To back a letter; to back a note or legal document"
(of a justice of the peace) to sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
To row backward with (oars).
Example: "To back the oars"