backdrop

Word parts

back + drop

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈbæk.drɒp/
• IPA ^(key): /ˈbæk.drɑp/ or [ˈbæk.d͡ʒrɑp]

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular backdrop

Plural backdrops

1. (countable) A backdrop is a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
2. (countable) The backdrop is the conditions or situation in which something happens.

   Investors have bought safe assets against a backdrop of uncertainty.

Verb

Plain form backdrop

Third-person singular backdrops

Past tense backdropped

Past participle backdropped

Present participle backdropping

1. (transitive) If A backdrops B, A serve as a backdrop for B.