Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) backup (an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage) "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"
S: (n) stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)) "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
S: (n) backup, computer backup ((computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device) "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"
S: (n) backing, backup, championship, patronage (the act of providing approval and support) "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"