backstep

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Synonyms: backstop, backster, back step, lockstep, backstab, hackster, backs up, backslap, back-stop, backstay, backset

Antonyms: backstop, backster, back step, lockstep, backstab, hackster, backs up, backslap, back-stop, backstay, backset

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Noun

1. A [[step]] backwards
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[regression]].
3. {{lb|en|geology}} An abrupt [[subsidence]] or change in [[deposition]] preserved in the [[sedimentary]] record due to a marine [[transgression]].
4. {{lb|en|fluid mechanics}} Flow over a backward-facing step.
5. The process of going back and [[finish]]ing a [[specification]] that was [[incomplete]] at the start of a process, once enough [[progress]] has been made to know the full details.
6. A platform at the [[rear]] of a [[firetruck]] where a [[firefighter]] can stand.

Verb

1. To take a [[step]] backwards
2. To return to a previous place or time.
3. To retract or take back.
4. To be arranged in steps going backwards.
5. {{lb|en|geology|of a shoreline}} To [[recede]] in an abrupt fashion due to marine [[transgression]].
6. To finish a specification that was initially incomplete once enough progress has been made to know all the details.

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