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    BACK OFF

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Move backwards from a certain positionplay

    Example:

    The bully had to back down

    Synonyms:

    back down; back off; back up

    Classified under:

    Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

    Hypernyms (to "back off" is one way to...):

    draw back; move back; pull away; pull back; recede; retire; retreat; withdraw (pull back or move away or backward)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Remove oneself from an obligationplay

    Example:

    He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved

    Synonyms:

    back down; back off; bow out; chicken out; pull out

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "back off" is one way to...):

    retire; withdraw (lose interest)

    Verb group:

    get out; pull out (move out or away)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "back off"):

    resile (pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP

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