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Backpedals
verb
Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
verb
To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
2.
verb
To step backwards.
"The player had to backpedal before catching the ball."
3.
verb
To 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 down
backtracking
backtracked
backtrack
backoff
backsliding
back out
backout
backwashes
backlashes
back down
backslid
Rhymes With
pedals
meddles
heddles
peddles
fred hills
lead hills
medals
red hills
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