backfill
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Synonyms: backfall, backfile, backfire, backroll, backfist, backwall, bacill, backfits, backfield, backfit, backfills
Antonyms: backfall, backfile, backfire, backroll, backfist, backwall, bacill, backfits, backfield, backfit, backfills
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Verb
- To [[refill]] a [[hole]] with the material dug out of it.
- {{lb|en|archaeology}} To refill an [[excavation unit]] to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
- {{lb|en|US}} To provide reserve support.
- {{lb|en|US}} To [[replenish]] or [[restock]] due to [[attrition]] or loss.
- {{lb|en|gaming}} To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
Noun
- The material that has been used to refill an [[excavation]].
- {{lb|en|US}} Reserve support personnel.
- {{lb|en|US}} That which backfills; a [[replacement]].
- {{lb|en|literature}} Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
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