[samrøng] (v) EN: keep back ; store up ; back up ; reserve ; set aside ; save for a special purposeFR: réserver ; garder ; retenir ; tenir en réserve ; sauvegarder
[thøilang] (v) EN: go backwards ; back ; go into reverse ; make sternway ; back up ; regressFR: faire marche arrière ; reculer ; rétrograder ; aller en arrière ; aller à reculons
v. t. 1. to serve as a backup{ 3 } for (another person or persons); as, the patrolmen backed up the detectives as they went inside to make the arrest; the center fielder backed up the shortstop on the play. [ PJC ]
2. (Computers) to make a backup{ 5 } of; as, the sysop backed up the purchasing data files every night. [ PJC ]