Back off Moderate

Back off has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

move backwards from a certain position

"The bully had to back down"

back up back off back down

remove oneself from an obligation

"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

chicken out back off pull out back down bow out

To move backwards away from something.

See Also

aggressive backwards back into back out sit on it back down back up pull one's head in

Related Terms

aggressive backwards back into back out sit on it back down back up pull one's head in retreat

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

withdraw retire

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

resile

Rhyming Words

off boff hoff doff coff loff moff koff toff goff geoff scoff swoff groff cloff droff gnoff feoff snoff nroff

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