back down

verb

1. intr, adverb to withdraw an earlier claim
2. tr rowing to cause (a boat) to move backwards by pushing rather than pulling on the oars

noun

1. abandonment of an earlier claim

Related Words

• abandon
• admit
• back off
• back out
• backtrack
• balk
• cancel
• cave in
• concede
• give in
• give up
• pull back
• pull out
• renege
• retreat
• surrender
• take back
• withdraw