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backed up the truck

backed up the truck is the simple past and past participle of back up the truck.

Meaning of back up the truck

Verb

back up the truck (third-person singular simple present backs up the truck, present participle backing up the truck, simple past and past participle backed up the truck)

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) To take advantage of favourable pricing by purchasing a large amount.
    • When spreads are very low and contracting, back up the truck and buy equities. When they are high and rising, it's time to hide.2011, David M. Smith, Hany A. Shawky, Institutional Money Management, page 82

Questions about backed up the truck

What is backed up the truck the simple past and past participle of?
Backed up the truck is the simple past and past participle of back up the truck.

Words near backed up the truck in the dictionary

  1. backed out
  2. backed the field
  3. backed the right horse
  4. backed the wrong horse
  5. backed up
  6. backed up the truck
  7. backed water
  8. backend
  9. backendish
  10. backends
  11. Backenstose

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