backpedal.
To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
Meaning & usage
To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
To step backwards.
The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.
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.
Where this word comes from
From back + pedal.
An act of backpedalling (in any sense).
Where this word comes from
From back + pedal.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.