'fall back' definitions:
Definition of 'fall back'
From: WordNet
verb
Fall backwards and down
verb
Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [syn: lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind]
verb
Move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
verb
Retreat [syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede] [ant: advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win]
verb
verb
Go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back]
Synonyms of 'fall back'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- avoid,
- back,
- back down,
- back out,
- back up,
- backslide,
- beat a retreat,
- blench,
- blink,
- come after,
- come last,
- cringe,
- degenerate,
- deteriorate,
- disengage,
- disimprove,
- dodge,
- draw back,
- draw off,
- duck,
- evade,
- fade,
- fall,
- fall again into,
- fall astern,
- fall behind,
- fall from grace,
- flinch,
- follow,
- get worse,
- give back,
- give ground,
- give place,
- go back,
- go backwards,
- grow worse,
- hang back,
- have a relapse,
- jib,
- lag behind,
- lapse,
- lapse back,
- let down,
- move back,
- pull back,
- pull out,
- quail,
- recidivate,
- recoil,
- recur to,
- reel back,
- regress,
- relapse,
- retire,
- retract,
- retreat,
- retrocede,
- retrograde,
- retrogress,
- return to,
- revert,
- revert to,
- run back,
- sheer off,
- shrink,
- shrink back,
- shy,
- sicken,
- sidestep,
- sink back,
- slacken,
- slide back,
- slip back,
- stand back,
- start aside,
- start back,
- swerve,
- trail,
- trail behind,
- turn aside,
- weasel,
- weasel out,
- wince,
- withdraw,
- worsen,
- yield again to