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fall back

/ fall back /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
retreat
Opposites:
gain advance win pull ahead make headway
Type of:
regress retrograde retrogress
Derived:
recession ceding back receding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
fall backwards and down
Type of:
lean back recline
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
have recourse to
"The government resorted to rationing meat"
Type of:
use utilize utilise
Derived:
recourse resort refuge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
move back and away from
"The enemy fell back"
Opposites:
advance progress pass on move on march on
Type of:
withdraw retreat pull away
Kinds of:
ebb ebb away ebb down ebb out ebb off
Derived:
disengagement fallback pullout recession ceding back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Type of:
follow
Kinds of:
drag trail get behind hang back drop behind
Derived:
dawdler drone laggard lagger trailer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
go back to bad behavior
"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Type of:
revert return retrovert
Derived:
recidivism backsliding lapse lapsing relapse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
56
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

regress retrograde retrogress gain advance win pull ahead make headway lean back recline use utilize