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Backed vs Baked - What's the difference?

backed | baked |

As verbs the difference between backed and baked

is that backed is past tense of back while baked is past tense of bake.

As adjectives the difference between backed and baked

is that backed is put on one's back; killed; rendered dead while baked is that has been cooked by baking.

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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    baked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bake)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That has been cooked by baking.
  • High on marijuana.

    • Derived terms

    * baked Alaska * baked beans