backboard Synonyms & Antonyms
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Backboard as a Noun
The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.
A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it, designed to practice hitting against such that the ball rebounds.
A spine board.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, behind a signal, etc.
The port or larboard side of a ship
A flat vertical wall with the image of a tennis net drawn or painted on it. Designed to practice hitting against such that the ball bounces back.
(first aid) A spine board.
A board placed at the back of a cart, boat, etc.
Backboard as a Verb
To place (a patient) on a spine board.
Word Forms & Grammar
backboard (plural backboards)
backboard (third-person singular simple present backboards, present participle backboarding, simple past and past participle backboarded)
backboard (usually uncountable, plural backboards)
Words That Rhyme With Backboard
Origin of Backboard
Origin 1: From back + board.
Origin 2: Likely a borrowing from Dutch bakboord (“portside”) or from Middle Low German backbort, bakbōrt (“portside”). Old English bæcbord (“larboard, portside”) did not survive (in that form) into Middle English; Scottish texts of the 1500s have forms like bawbord, baburd and babord, possibly borrowed from French bâbord; later texts with Scots backburd, backber may have borrowed it from Old Norse bakborði (“portside”). Cognate with West Frisian bakboard (“portside”), German Backbord (“portside”), Danish bagbord (“portside”).
Backboard at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Meaning | The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached |
| Plural | backboards |
| Verb forms | backboards, backboarding, backboarded |
Quick Answers About Backboard
Is backboard a noun or a verb?
Backboard is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is the plural of backboard?
The plural of backboard is backboards.
What is the past tense of backboard?
The past tense of backboard is backboarded. The present participle is backboarding.