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  1. backpedalverb

    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.

    Synonyms:
    climb down

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  1. backpedalverb

    pedal backwards on a bicycle

  2. backpedalverb

    step backwards, in boxing

  3. backpedalverb

    modify one's opinion, make it less strong

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