BACK OFF as VERB

1. Meaning
   • move backwards from a certain position
   Synonym(s)
   • back down (what does back down mean?)
   • back up (what does back up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The bully had to back down
   Hypernyms(s) back off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   • retreat (what does retreat mean?)
   • pull away (what does pull away mean?)
   • draw back (what does draw back mean?)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   • pull back (what does pull back mean?)
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
   • move back (what does move back mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • withdrawal (what does withdrawal mean?)
   • backdown (what does backdown mean?)
   • climb-down (what does climb-down mean?)
2. Meaning
   • remove oneself from an obligation
   Synonym(s)
   • back down (what does back down mean?)
   • bow out (what does bow out mean?)
   • chicken out (what does chicken out mean?)
   • pull out (what does pull out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
   Hypernyms(s) back off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • resile (what does resile mean?)