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Backpedalling

verb
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo pedal backwards on a bicycle.
2.verbTo step backwards.
"The player had to backpedal before catching the ball."
3.verbTo distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
"Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal."

Synonyms

climb downbackpedalingbackpedalbackpedaledbacktrackingbacktrackedbacktrackbackslidingdeflectiondeflectingback downprevaricates
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