noun support or aid given to a person or cause.
2. backing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of back.
3. backing ·noun the act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.
4. backing ·noun the preparation of the back of a book with glue, ·etc., before putting on the cover.
5. backing ·noun that which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability.