[bak-klawth, -kloth] 
[-klawth
z, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths] . Chiefly British Theater. | backdrop (def. 1). |
[bak-drop] noun, verb, -dropped or -dropt, -drop⋅ping.| 1. | Also called, especially British, back-cloth. Theater. the rear curtain of a stage setting. |
| 2. | the background of an event; setting. |
| 3. | Gymnastics. a maneuver in which a trampolinist jumps in the air, lands on the back with the arms and legs pointed upward, and then springs up to a standing position. |
| 4. | to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake. |
| back·cloth (bāk'klôth,-klŏth) n. See backdrop. |
| back·drop (bāk'drŏp') n.
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