backpedal

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Synonyms: back-pedal, back pedal, backpedals

Antonyms: back-pedal, back pedal, backpedals

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To pedal backwards on a [[bicycle]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To step backwards.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|idiomatic}} To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

Noun

1. An act of backpedalling {{gl|in any sense}}.

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