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back off

Definitions

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  • verb literally To move backwards away from something.
  • verb idiomatic To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.
  • verb idiomatic To lower the setting of.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb move backwards from a certain position
  • verb remove oneself from an obligation

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hypernyms (8)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. drawback
  2. move back
  3. pull away
  4. pullback
  5. recede
  6. retire
  7. retreat
  8. withdraw

cross-references (4)

Cross-references

  1. back down
  2. back into
  3. back out
  4. back up

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