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  1. back-pedal, back-pedal: Collins English Dictionary
  2. back-pedal: Wiktionary
  3. back-pedal: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  4. back-pedal: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. back-pedal: Dictionary.com
  6. back-pedal: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. back-pedal: Wordnik

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▸ verb:  Alternative spelling of backpedal [(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.]

Similar:
back-channel, backpocket, push bike, push-bike, back-heel, backdoor, backpat, skidaddle, kick-start, flip flop, more...

Opposite:
advance, proceed, move forward

Types:
retraction, recantation, withdrawal, disavowal, renunciation, more...

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Similar:
back-channel, backpocket, push bike, push-bike, back-heel, backdoor, backpat, skidaddle, kick-start, flip flop, more...

Opposite:
advance, proceed, move forward

Types:
retraction, recantation, withdrawal, disavowal, renunciation, more...



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