back off
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
move backwards from a certain position
The bully had to back down
Types & categories
- retreat hypernym
Related & opposite
- withdrawal derivation
Sense 2 verb
remove oneself from an obligation
He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- pull out verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | withdrawal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | retreat |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | pull out |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | retire |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | resile |