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noun
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Reserve support personnel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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noun
That which backfills; a replacement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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noun
Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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verb
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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verb
To provide reserve support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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verb
To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
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Usage: US
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verb
To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: games, gaming
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English fill English backfill From back + fill.
Across languages
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