/bak"drop'/ , n. , v. , backdropped or backdropt, backdropping .
n.
1. Also called, esp. Brit., back-cloth . Theat. the rear curtain of a stage setting.
2. the background of an event; setting.
3. Gymnastics. a maneuver in which a trampolinist jumps in the air, lands on the back with the arms and legs pointed upward, and then springs up to a standing position.
v.t.
4. to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake.
[ 1910-15, Amer.; BACK 1 + DROP ]