<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the rear curtain of a stage setting.</li><li>the background of an event; setting.</li><li>a maneuver in gymnastics where a trampolinist jumps in the air, lands on the back with arms and legs pointed upward, and then springs up to a standing position.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake.</li></ul>