backings

Noun

backing (countable and uncountable, plural backings)

1. Support, especially financial.
   • It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.
2. A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
   • The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.
3. A backdrop.
   • The simplest and cheapest answer is to introduce a scenic backing of some kind, a backdrop, a drape, some flats to restrict the shot and obscure whatever is outside.2013, Gerald Millerson, TV Scenic Design, page 134
4. Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.
5. The mounting of a horse or other animal.
6. The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.

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