back-pedal

[ bak-ped-l ]

/ ˈbækˌpɛd l /

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verb (used without object), back-ped·aled, back-ped·al·ing or (especially British) back-ped·alled, back-ped·al·ling.

to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.

to retreat from or reverse one's previous stand on any matter; shift ground: to back-pedal after severe criticism.

Boxing. to retreat from an opponent, especially by stepping rapidly backward.

Origin of back-pedal

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby back-pedal

back-paddle, back pass, back passage, back-patting, back pay, back-pedal, back plastering, backplate, backpressure, back projection, backrest

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Example sentences from the Web for back-pedal

Several times, when I wanted to slow up, I began to back-pedal, forgetting that I wasn't on my bicycle.
Tom Swift and his Motor-cycle|Victor Appleton

British Dictionary definitions for back-pedal

back-pedal

verb -pedals, -pedalling or -pedalled or US -pedals, -pedaling or -pedaled (intr)

to turn the pedals of a bicycle backwards

to retract or modify a previous opinion, principle, etc

boxing to take backward steps

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单词	back-pedal
释义	back-pedal [ bak-ped-l ] / ˈbækˌpɛd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR back-pedal ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), back-ped·aled, back-ped·al·ing or (especially British) back-ped·alled, back-ped·al·ling. to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes. to retreat from or reverse one's previous stand on any matter; shift ground: to back-pedal after severe criticism. Boxing. to retreat from an opponent, especially by stepping rapidly backward. Origin of back-pedal First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby back-pedal back-paddle, back pass, back passage, back-patting, back pay, back-pedal, back plastering, backplate, backpressure, back projection, backrest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for back-pedal Several times, when I wanted to slow up, I began to back-pedal, forgetting that I wasn't on my bicycle. Tom Swift and his Motor-cycle\|Victor Appleton British Dictionary definitions for back-pedal back-pedal verb -pedals, -pedalling or -pedalled or US -pedals, -pedaling or -pedaled (intr) to turn the pedals of a bicycle backwards to retract or modify a previous opinion, principle, etc boxing to take backward steps Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to back-pedal reconsider, renege, take back, back out of, do an about-face, go back on
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back-pedal

verb (used without object), back-ped·aled, back-ped·al·ing or (especially British) back-ped·alled, back-ped·al·ling.

Origin of back-pedal

Words nearby back-pedal

Example sentences from the Web for back-pedal

British Dictionary definitions for back-pedal

verb -pedals, -pedalling or -pedalled or US -pedals, -pedaling or -pedaled (intr)

Words related to back-pedal