As verbs the difference between assisted and backed
is that
assisted is (
assist) while
backed is (
back).
As an adjective backed is
(obsolete|slang) put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
assisted English
Verb
(head)
(assist)
assist English
Verb
( en verb)
(label) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).
- A great part of the nobility assisted to his opinion.
(label) To attend
* 1967 , The Rev. Loren Gavitt (ed.), Saint Augustine's Prayer Book: A Book of Devotion for members of the Episcopal Church , revised edition, West Park, NY: Holy Cross Publications, p. 8:
- To assist at Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation.
To help.
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(sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
Derived terms
* assister
* assistive
Related terms
* assistant
* assistance
Noun
( en noun)
A helpful action or an act of giving.
- The foundation gave a much needed assist to the shelter.
(sports) A statistic used in different sports to quantify the act of helping another player score points or goals; in baseball, an assist is defensive, allowing a teammate to record a putout.
- He had two assists in the game.
Derived terms
* assistful
* assistless
Anagrams
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backed English
Etymology 1
From (back) (verb)
Verb
(head)
(back)
Etymology 2
From .
Adjective
( -)
(obsolete, slang) Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
- He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed ; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
(in combination) Having specified type of back.
- a high-backed chair
- sway-backed
- red-backed shrike
(in combination) Having specified type of backing.
- asset-backed securities
Derived terms
* asset-backed
References
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