English - Turkish
Definition of backpedal in English Turkish dictionary
- geri çekilmek ya da sözünü geri almak
- bisiklette pedalı ters yöne çevirmek
- pedalı ters yönde çevir
- sözden dönmek
- sözünü geri almak
- bisiklette ayak frenine basmak
- {f} k.dili. caymak, tornistan etmek
- geri al
- söyledigini değiştirmek
- {f} pedalı geri çevirmek
English - English
Definition of backpedal in English English dictionary
- To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea
Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.
- To step backwards
The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.
- To pedal backwards on a bicycle
- pedal backwards on a bicycle
- step backwards, in boxing
- modify one' opinion, make it less strong step backwards, in boxing pedal backwards on a bicycle
- modify one' opinion, make it less strong
- {f} pedal backwards; change one's opinion
- backpedaled
- US, past of backpedal
- backpedaling
- US, present participle of backpedal
- backpedalled
- UK, past of backpedal
- backpedalling
- UK, present participle of backpedal
- backpedals
- third-person singular of backpedal
Related Terms
backpedal
Turkish pronunciation
bäkpedılPronunciation
/ˈbakˌpedəl/ /ˈbækˌpɛdəl/
Etymology
[ 'bak-"pe-d&l ] (intransitive verb.) 1901. back + pedalResimler
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