Packing vs Backing - What's the difference?

In lang=en terms the difference between packing and backing

is that packing is the forming of players into a scrum while backing is that which provides support for the main performer.

is that packing is present participle of lang=en while backing is present participle of lang=en.

is that packing is the action of the verb while backing is support, especially financial.

that which provides support for the main performer.

(head)

* send someone packing

(en noun)

The action of the verb.

# The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.

# (sciences, mathematics) The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.

# The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.

# (rugby) The forming of players into a scrum.

As a concrete noun.

# Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.

# Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.

# A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.

# Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.

::::*Examples: Packing in a packed bed, or a column such as a distillation column or a chromatography column

* packing case

(en noun)

Support, especially financial.

It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.

A liner or other material added behind or underneath.

The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.

(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer

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(music) That which provides support for the main performer

(head)