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back-ped·al
 back-pedal
- pronunciation:
- baek
pe
d
 l
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
back-pedaled, back-pedaling, back-pedals |
| definition 1: |
to press backward on the pedals of a bicycle or tricycle in order to brake.
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| definition 2: |
to retreat from an earlier position; withdraw.
She back-pedals in every argument she has with me. |
| definition 3: |
in boxing, to move rapidly backward from one's opponent.
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| related words: |
back, renege |
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