different between backed vs supported

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bækt/

Etymology 1

From back (verb)

Verb

backed

1. simple past tense and past participle of back

Etymology 2

From back (noun) +? -ed.

Adjective

backed (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, slang) Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.

   He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.

2. (in combination) Having specified type of back.

   a high-backed chair

   sway-backed

   red-backed shrike

3. (in combination) Having specified type of backing.

   asset-backed securities

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• lesser black-backed gull
• razor-backed

References

• [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811) , “Backed”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: Printed for C. Chappell, […], OCLC 23927885.

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??p??t?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s??p??t?d/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /s??po(?)?t?d/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /s??po?t?d/
• Hyphenation: sup?port?ed

Adjective

supported (comparative more supported, superlative most supported)

1. Held in position, especially from below.
2. Furnished with corroborating evidence.
3. Helped or aided.
4. Having supporters.

Antonyms

• unsupported

Hyponyms

Translations

Verb

supported

1. simple past tense and past participle of support