backup
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
a traffic backup on the main street
Types & categories
- accumulation hypernym
Related & opposite
- clog derivation
Sense 2 noun
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
Types & categories
- peer hypernym
- locum tenens hyponym
- stunt man hyponym
- surrogate hyponym
Related & opposite
- sub derivation
- deputize derivation
- relieve derivation
- alternative derivation
Sense 3 noun
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- support derivation
- play along derivation
Sense 4 noun
(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased
Types & categories
- duplication hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the act of providing approval and support
his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
Types & categories
- blessing hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clog |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | accumulation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sub |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deputize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | relieve |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | alternative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | peer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | locum tenens |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stunt man |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | surrogate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | support |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | play along |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | voice |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | descant |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vamp |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | back up |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computing |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | duplication |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | back |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | back |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | support |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | second |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | blessing |