back-fill (B2)
adjective
Definition
back-fill means at or near the rear. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as back-fill.
A back-fill tone can change the mood of a conversation.
How to Use back-fill
- back-fill + noun (collocation)
- Use back-fill before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a back-fill reaction."
- become back-fill (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became back-fill near the end."
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