'backpedal' definitions:
Definition of 'backpedal'
(from WordNet)
verb
Pedal backwards on a bicycle
verb
Step backwards, in boxing
verb
Modify one's opinion, make it less strong
Definition of 'backpedal'
From: GCIDE
- backpedal \back"ped*al\ v. i.
- 1. pedal backwards, as on a bicycle. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. step backwards, in boxing. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. modify one' opinion, usually by making it less strong or adding qualifications. [WordNet 1.5] Backpiece
Synonyms of 'backpedal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arrest,
- back,
- back away,
- back off,
- back out,
- back up,
- backtrack,
- backtrail,
- backwater,
- brake,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- countermarch,
- crawfish out,
- cry off,
- curb,
- decelerate,
- delay,
- detain,
- dodge,
- draw rein,
- duck,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- elude,
- evade,
- get around,
- go into reverse,
- hold back,
- hold in check,
- hold up,
- impede,
- keep back,
- let down,
- let up,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- make sternway,
- moderate,
- obstruct,
- reef,
- rein in,
- relax,
- renege,
- resile,
- retard,
- reverse,
- set back,
- shirk,
- sidestep,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slacken,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- stay,
- take in sail,
- throttle down,
- welsh