fall back

Verb
  1. Fall backwards and down (synset 202043160)
    is a type of: lean back, recline - move the upper body backwards and down
  2. Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (synset 202001894)
    is a type of: follow - to travel behind, go after, come after
    subtypes: drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail - to lag or linger behind
    same as: dawdle, fall behind, lag
  3. Move back and away from (synset 201908113)
    "The enemy fell back"
    is a type of: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw - pull back or move away or backward
    subtypes: ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out - flow back or recede
  4. Retreat (synset 201116231)
    is a type of: regress, retrograde, retrogress - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
    same as: drop off, fall behind, recede
  5. Have recourse to (synset 202596228)
    "The government resorted to rationing meat"
    is a type of: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
    same as: recur, resort
  6. Go back to bad behavior (synset 200093079)
    "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
    is a type of: regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back - go back to a previous state
    same as: lapse, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress

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