Backfilling

verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo refill a hole with the material dug out of it.

2.verbTo refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.

3.verbTo provide reserve support.

4.verbTo replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.

"The company backfilled Joe's position after he was terminated."

5.nounThe process by which something is backfilled.

"the backfilling of trenches"

Synonyms

levelling infill filler fill lieu grading refilling filling replacement substitution substitute reclamation

Rhymes With

back filling cardiac filling crack filling

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