ALL meanings of backpedal
- intransitive verb backpedal to press backward on the pedals of a bicycle, as to brake 3
- intransitive verb backpedal to move backward quickly, as in boxing to avoid blows 3
- intransitive verb backpedal to retract an earlier opinion 3
- noun backpedal Move the pedals of a bicycle backward in order to brake. 1
- intransitive verb backpedal pedal backwards 1
- intransitive verb backpedal go against sth previously said 1
- verb backpedal (Intransitive Verb) To pedal backwards on a bicycle. 0
- verb backpedal (Intransitive Verb) To step backwards. 0
- verb backpedal (Intransitive Verb) IDI To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea. 0