To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
To speak badly of an absent individual.
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.
To report (a symptom); to describe.
To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly.
To give an endorsement.