backtrack
to return over the same course or route.
to withdraw from an undertaking, position, etc.; reverse a policy.
Origin of backtrack
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How to use backtrack in a sentence
Creating the headline is then followed by rationalizations, explanations, footnotes and sometimes a bit of quiet backtracking.
On the other hand, the backtracking and clarifications obviously undermined that.
Why his instant backtracking will come back to haunt him come November.
How Mitt Romney Missed His Moment on Contraception | Michael Tomasky | March 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMercury backtracking over the Sun and ruler Venus, Tuesday, is a call to action in social, community, or charitable aims.
The president is furiously backtracking; Republicans are clawing over each other to demonize Muslims; Democrats are dead silent.
If we did, we'd have to do a lot of backtracking to get back to this dead star.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellThis has been done in order to avoid unnecessary backtracking.
Manasses (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park-Virginia | Francis F. WilshinIn backtracking along the highway, they encountered two extensive patches of flood water.
Dan Carter Cub Scout | Mildred A. WirtBacktracking ourselves, we found where she had left the road and had hidden behind a big rock while we had passed.
I Married a Ranger | Dama Margaret Smith
British Dictionary definitions for backtrack
/ (ˈbækˌtræk) /
to return by the same route by which one has come
to retract or reverse one's opinion, action, policy, etc
Derived forms of backtrack
- backtracking, noun
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