Sekirov Dictionary

backdrop

UK /ˈbæk.dɹɒp/US /ˈbæk.dɹɑp/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3

noun4

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
The setting or background of an acted performance.
•
(figurative) Any background situation.
- Against a backdrop of falling interest rates, the new savings account is looking less appealing.
•
An image that serves as a visual background.
- The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames. — 2006

verb1

To serve as a backdrop for.

forms

backdropped · backdropping · backdrops

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