Backing and Defence

Backing

Backing noun - An act or instance of helping.

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Defence and backing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defence" instead a noun "Backing".

Nearby Words: back, background, backer, backup, backed

Defence noun - The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.

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Backing and defence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backing" instead a noun "Defence".

good	good backing	good defence
initial	initial backing	initial defence
legal	legal backing	legal defence
strong	strong backing	strong defence
Other adjectives: actual, entire, absolute, major, military, additional, earlier, magical.

Once he has actually killed her (and it was not self-defence; she was backing away from him because she was clearly unwilling to use the gun), we know he's evil.

Source: Kick The Dog / Live-Action TV
No amount of Backing by the Ministry of Defence can create armies of authentic vehicles that haven't survived the war.

Source: Tanks, but No Tanks

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