verb🔗ShareTo pedal backwards on a bicycle."The little boy tried to backpedal on his bike to avoid crashing into the curb. "vehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo step backwards."The player had to backpedal before catching the ball."actionsportdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."politicscommunicationstatementattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
