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back away

verb

Meaning

  1. To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

back out(English)retreat(English)withdraw(English)crawfish(English)crawfish out(English)back off(English)turn away(English)turn aside(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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