Backing and Defense

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Backing noun - An act or instance of helping.

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

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

Defense noun - Means or method of defending.

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Backing and defense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backing" instead a noun "Defense".

His defense was, "If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead," and anyone familiar with his war record (which would be most of the free world) knew he was perfectly capable of backing it up.

Source: Creator / Audie Murphy
And while Drizzt, who's learned the truth, goes off to get help, he murders the goblin, claims it was self-defense, and intimidates the rest of Pengallen into backing him up when Drizzt gets back.

Source: Karma Houdini / Literature
She seemed more interested in getting Steven fired for both his own actions (specifically slamming a bully against a locker in defense of another student in the very first episode) and the unusual antics of his faculty than backing him up.

Source: Series / Boston Public

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