back up

1. (idiomatic, intransitive)To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.

   That beeping sound indicates that the truck is backing up.

   дава́ть за́дний ходdavátʹ zádnij xod

   move backwards from a certain position

2. (idiomatic, transitive)To move a vehicle backwards.

   Back up the car a little, you're blocking the driveway.

   дви́гаться наза́дdvígatʹsja nazád, сдава́ть наза́дsdavátʹ nazád, возвраща́тьvozvraščátʹ

3. (idiomatic, intransitive)To undo one's actions.

   I couldn't see how to finish the project, so I backed up and tried it another way.

4. (idiomatic, intransitive)To reconsider one's thoughts.

   This isn't working. Let's back up and think about it.

5. (idiomatic, transitive)To copy (data) so that it can be restored if the main copy is lost.

   Back up your documents folder before applying the update.

   де́лать резе́рвное копи́рованиеdélatʹ rezérvnoje kopírovanije, де́лать бэкапdélatʹ bɛkap, забэкапитьzabɛkapitʹ

6. (idiomatic, transitive)To provide support or the promise of support to.

   You should be careful. This guy is backed up by the local gang.

   When he said I wasn't there, I told him I was, and my buddy backed me up.

7. (idiomatic, intransitive)For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.

8. (idiomatic, intransitive)For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.

9. (idiomatic, intransitive)To halt the flow or movement of something.

   When I flushed the toilet, the plumbing backed up and burst.

10. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive)To fill up because of a backlog.

11. (idiomatic, intransitive)If a property backs up to another property, that means it abuts or shares a border with another property.

    We bought this house specifically because it backs up to our son's school.

12. (obsolete)To run a printing press in reverse.

1. I'll back you up.

   Я тебе підтримаю.

   ruЯ тебя поддержу.

   deIch unterstütze dich.

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2. Tom backed up his data.

   Том зробив резервну копію своїх даних.

   ruТом сделал резервную копию своих данных.

   deTom sicherte seine Daten.

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3. The toilet is backed up.

   Туалет забився.

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4. Traffic downtown is all backed up.

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5. Tom stayed to back me up.

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irregular

• back upпідтримати, підтримуватиTo move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
• back offвідмовити, відкинутиTo move backwards away from something.
• back outвідступити, відступатиTo reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space.
• back downзлякатисяTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.
• back awayвідступити, відступатиTo move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.
• back inTo reverse a vehicle into a space.
• back intoTo advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.