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back pedal
verb as in back down
Strongest matches
verb as in back out
verb as in back-pedal
verb as in chicken out
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Well upset—I cant swim—save the girls—dont blow up the engine—throw us a life preserver—back water—back pedal—put on brakes!
I am also the inventor of the back pedal braking and coasting bicycle hub, which has been in general use for many years.
Several times, when I wanted to slow up, I began to back-pedal, forgetting that I wasn't on my bicycle.
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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to back-pedal, such as: back out of, change opinion, default on, do an about-face, do a u-turn, and fail to honor.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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