Definitions for back-pedal
back-pedal
back-ped·al
Spelling: [bak-ped-l]
IPA: /ˈbækˌpɛd l/
Back-Pedal is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 301 anagrams from letters in back-pedal (-aabcdeklp).
Definitions for back-pedal
verb (used without object)
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to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
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to retreat from or reverse one's previous stand on any matter; shift ground:
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Boxing. to retreat from an opponent, especially by stepping rapidly backward.
Origin of back-pedal
First recorded in 1895-1900
Examples for back-pedal
Several times, when I wanted to slow up, I began to back-pedal, forgetting that I wasn't on my bicycle.