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  backpedal \back"ped*al\ v. i.
     1. pedal backwards, as on a bicycle.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. step backwards, in boxing.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. modify one' opinion, usually by making it less strong or
        adding qualifications.
        [WordNet 1.5]

  backpedal
       v 1: pedal backwards on a bicycle
       2: step backwards, in boxing
       3: modify one' opinion, make it less strong

  back-pedal
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en backpedal)

  backpedal
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

  back-pedal
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en backpedal)

  backpedal
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

  back-pedal
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en backpedal)

  backpedal
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

  back-pedal
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en backpedal)

  backpedal
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

  back-pedal /bˈak pˈɛdəl/ 
  einen Rückzieher machen, zurückrudern [wieder] , zurückkrebsen [Schw.] , zurückbuchstabieren  [Schw.]  [übtr.]
           Note: bei etw.
        "The government is now back-pedalling, claiming that it has been pressurized."  - Die Regierung rudert nun zurück und behauptet, sie sei unter Druck gesetzt worden.
     Synonyms: backpedal, backtrack, row back, climb down
  
   see: walk back your previous stance, He rowed back from his comment the following day, saying he had been misinterpreted
  

  backpedal /bˈakpɛdəl/ 
   [Am.] einen Rückzieher machen, zurückrudern [wieder] , zurückkrebsen [Schw.] , zurückbuchstabieren  [Schw.]  [übtr.]
           Note: bei etw.
        "They are backpedal(l)ing on the new tax."  - Bei der neuen Steuer rudern sie nun wieder zurück.
     Synonyms: back-pedal, backtrack, row back, climb down
  
   see: walk back your previous stance, He rowed back from his comment the following day, saying he had been misinterpreted
  

  backpedal /bˈakpɛdəl/ 
  rückwärts treten  [das Pedal]
           Note: am Fahrrad

  backpedal //ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ// 
  1. ottaa takapakkia, peruuttaa
  to distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement
  2. polkea taaksepäin
  to pedal backwards on a bicycle
  3. astua taaksepäin, ottaa takapakkia, peruuttaa
  to step backwards

  back-pedal /bˈakpˈɛdəl/ 
  1. पलट~जाना
        "The government back-pedalled from all its pre-election promises."

  back-pedal! /bˈakpˈɛdəl/
  lassan a testtel!

  back-pedal /bˈakpˈɛdəl/
  1. bisiklette ayak frenine basmak
  2. sözünü geri almak, söyledigini değiştirmek.

  
/ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "backpedal":
     arrest, back, back away, back off, back out, back up, backtrack,
     backtrail, backwater, brake, check, clip the wings, countermarch,
     crawfish out, cry off, curb, decelerate, delay, detain, dodge,
     draw rein, duck, ease off, ease up, elude, evade, get around,
     go into reverse, hold back, hold in check, hold up, impede,
     keep back, let down, let up, lose ground, lose momentum,
     lose speed, make sternway, moderate, obstruct, reef, rein in,
     relax, renege, resile, retard, reverse, set back, shirk, sidestep,
     slack off, slack up, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up, stay,
     take in sail, throttle down, welsh
  
  

  v. 倒踏脚踏板,后退;

     vi. 倒踏脚踏板,后退,变卦