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backset

backset noun: a check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.

Noun

backset (plural backsets)

  1. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
  2. Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.
    • Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow.(Can we date this quote?), Harper's Magazine

Verb

backset (third-person singular simple present backsets, present participle backsetting, simple past and past participle backset)

  1. (US, Western, especially) To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.

backset meaning in Tamil

backset in Tamil

தடை, தோல்வி, மறிசுழி

Forms of backset

Noun
pluralbacksets
Verb
third-person singular presentbacksets
present participlebacksetting
past participlebackset
pastbackset

Origin of backset

From back + set.

Questions about backset

What does backset mean?
Backset means a check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
What is backset in Tamil?
Backset in Tamil is தடை, தோல்வி, மறிசுழி. See Backset meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is backset?
Backset can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backset?
The plural of backset is backsets.

Words near backset in the dictionary

  1. backseating
  2. backseats
  3. backsell
  4. backselling
  5. backsells
  6. backset
  7. backsets
  8. backsetting
  9. backsettler
  10. backsettlers
  11. backsey

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backset (page history and authors); backset (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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