BACKPEDALS
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Scrabble
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WWF
B(3) A(1) C(3) K(5) P(3) E(1) D(2) A(1) L(1) S(1)
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Definition
verb
- To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
- To step backwards.“The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.”
- To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.“Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.”
Source: Wiktionary
