 fall_back |
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| 1. | [ verb ] fall backwards and down | |
| Related terms: | lean_back | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move back and away from | |
| Synonyms: | recede retire | |
| Examples: | "The enemy fell back" |
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| Related terms: | advance withdraw ebb retrograde disengagement | |
| 3. | [ verb ] hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | |
| Synonyms: | lag fall_behind dawdle | |
| Related terms: | follow drag dawdler | |
| 4. | [ verb ] retreat | |
| Synonyms: | lose fall_behind recede drop_off | |
| Related terms: | gain regress recession | |
| 5. | [ verb ] have recourse to | |
| Synonyms: | resort recur | |
| Examples: | "The government resorted to rationing meat" |
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| Related terms: | use recourse | |
| 6. | [ verb ] go back to bad behavior | |
| Synonyms: | lapse regress recidivate retrogress relapse | |
| Examples: | "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" |
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| Related terms: | revert backsliding recidivism | |
| Similar spelling: |
fallback |
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