backing in
backing in is the present participle and gerund of back in.
Meaning of back in
Verb
back in (third-person singular simple present backs in, present participle backing in, simple past and past participle backed in)
- To reverse a vehicle into a space.
- ... the engine driver drew over the points and at once backed into the siding. He backed in steadily and stopped. The siding would not hold the train, and the guard hooked off five waggons, and the engine ...1877, Great Britain, Parliament, House of Commons, Accounts and papers of the House of Commons, page 39
- To bet that a player or team will win, as opposed to bet that they will lose.
- Whatever you throw is your chance. I called five for the main, which is the out chance, and threw seven to it, which is the in chance. If I throw five first, I lose, and if seven I win. You can back me in by betting the odds, or you can back me out, by taking the odds, the bank answers either way.1921, Henry Luttrell, Crockford’s: Or Life in the West, Sketch No. III
Questions about backing in
- What is backing in the present participle and gerund of?
- Backing in is the present participle and gerund of back in.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: backing in (page history and authors); back in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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