Phrase guide
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verb
To return to a prior state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: restore, restitute, deconvert, reconvert, rehabilitate, revert, roll back
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To postpone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: delay, retard, adjourn, avert, defer, dilly-dally, draw out, extend, forslow, forestall, forestay, kick into the long grass, kick the can down the road, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, prorogue, prorogate, protract, put off, put on hold, put on ice, roll back, stay, suspend, tarry
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To reduce thrust without having been commanded to do so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To retreat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: fall back, withdraw, back away, back down, balk, beat a retreat, bug out, crawfish, decline, draw back, pull out, recede, regrade, retire, retreat, retrograde, revert, roll back, shrink, sound a retreat, turn tail
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
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