back down, v.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
move backwards from a certain position
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
back down back off back up
sample sentences
"The bully had to back down"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
remove oneself from an obligation
<verb.social>
back down back off bow out chicken out pull out
sample sentences
"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP