backing

Etymology

back + -ing

noun

1. Support, especially financial.
   It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.
2. A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
   The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.
   In general, the locomotives are painted dark green; the numberplates are brass, with a red backing, and are usually carried on the tank side. 1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 495
3. (television, film) A backdrop.
   The simplest and cheapest answer is to introduce a scenic backing of some kind, a backdrop, a drape, some flats to restrict the shot and obscure whatever is outside. 2013, Gerald Millerson, TV Scenic Design, page 134
4. (music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.
5. The mounting of a horse or other animal.
6. The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.

adj

1. (music) Providing support for the main performer.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of back