back-pedalTranslate back-pedal | into French | into German | into Italian Definition of back-pedal verb [no object] 1reverse one’s previous action or opinion:Boyd quickly back-pedalled when asked to explain her suggestion move hastily backwards:Cook forced the goalkeeper to back-pedal and push a shot over the bar 2move the pedals of a bicycle backwards (formerly to brake). back-pedal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of back-pedal in the US English dictionary
