backpedal


Definition: Meaning of, backpedal in English to English dictionary.

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
backpedal backpedalled, backpedaled backpedalled, backpedaled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
backpedalling, backpedaling backpedals
[British English] [American English] [intransitive]
  1. to change your opinion or not do something that you had promised to do [↪  backtrack]
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  2. to PEDAL backwards on a bicycle
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  3. to run or walk backwards
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