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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To retreat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose.
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verb
To turn the clocks back for the end of daylight saving time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
go back to bad behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
verb
retreat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
Antonyms: gain
Broader terms: regress, retrograde, retrogress
verb
move back and away from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
Narrower terms: ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off
verb
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lag, dawdle, fall behind
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Broader terms: follow
Narrower terms: drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back
verb
fall backwards and down
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: lean back, recline
verb
have recourse to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: resort, recur
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
History
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Across languages
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