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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (v) support (support%2:41:00::), back up (back_up%2:41:00::) (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to) "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
S: (v) back up (back_up%2:38:00::), back off (back_off%2:38:00::), back down (back_down%2:38:00::) (move backwards from a certain position) "The bully had to back down"
S: (v) back (back%2:30:00::), back up (back_up%2:30:00::) (establish as valid or genuine) "Can you back up your claims?"
S: (v) back up (back_up%2:36:00::) (make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy) "You'd better back up these files!"
S: (v) clog (clog%2:35:00::), choke off (choke_off%2:35:00::), clog up (clog_up%2:35:00::), back up (back_up%2:35:00::), congest (congest%2:35:00::), choke (choke%2:35:01::), foul (foul%2:35:00::) (become or cause to become obstructed) "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"