vverb.motionmove backwards from a certain positionSynset:back off back up
Examples:- The bully had to back down
Derivationally Related Form:backdown
Hypernyms:draw back move back pull away pull back recede retire retreat withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:back upwithdrawtravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.socialremove oneself from an obligationSynset:back off bow out chicken out pull out
Examples:- He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
Hypernyms:retire withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:chicken outretiretiredevolveworsenchange statechange
Direct Hyponyms:resile
Full Troponyms:resile
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP