Phrase guide

move back

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To reschedule (something) to a later date or time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, transitive

Examples

  • The report still hasn't been completed, so the meeting will have to be moved back again.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: postpone

Antonyms: move forward, move up

3

verb

Meaning 3

pull back or move away or backward

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The enemy withdrew
  • The limo pulled away from the curb

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: travel, go, move, locomote

Narrower terms: fall back, retrograde, retreat, back up, back off, back down

History

Etymology

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