Backup and Double

Backup

Backup noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.

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Double and backup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Double" instead the word "Backup" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Word: backing

Double noun - A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts.

Usage example: his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable

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Backup and double are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backup" instead the word "Double" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: doubled, doublet, doubling, doubly

physical	physical backup	physical double
identical	identical backup	identical double
single	single backup	single double
obvious	obvious backup	obvious double
Other adjectives: telepathic, main, possible, silent, extra, last, competent, earlier, virtual, magical, digital, last-minute.

Double Subverted in Night Watch; Vimes knows Carcer always has a backup knife, and relieves him of it. But-

Source: Nothing Up My Sleeve
Self-Backing Vocalist: While Dave Grohl sings some backup, most are Kurt double tracking (which Butch only convinced him to do saying The Beatles had done it before).

Source: Music / Nevermind
By Season 4, she's basically background furniture and backup in fight scenes, so you see more of the stunt double than the actress.

Source: Out of Focus