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Noun: fallback 'fol`bak- To break off a military action with an enemy
- disengagement, pullout Verb: fall back fol bak- Fall backwards and down
- Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
- lag, dawdle, fall behind - Move back and away from
"The enemy fell back" - Retreat
- lose, drop off, fall behind, recede - Have recourse to
- resort, recur - Go back to bad behaviour
- relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress
Derived forms: falling back, falls back, fallbacks, fell back See also: fall Type of: apply, draw back, employ, follow, lean back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, recline, regress, retire, retreat, retrograde, retrogress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back, use, utilise [Brit], utilize, withdraw Antonym: gain Encyclopedia: Fall back |