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backpedal
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As a verb, backpedal means pedal backwards on a bicycle.
Meanings of backpedal
4 meaningsverb
To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
To step backwards.
“The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.”
idiomaticTo distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
“Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.”
Modify one's opinion, make it less strong
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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