English Explanatory Dictionary

fall back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.
  2. To retreat.
  3. To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose.
  4. To turn the clocks back for the end of daylight saving time.

Word forms

fall back falls back falling back fell back fallen back

Synonyms

ebb ebb away recede retreat

Related words

fall back, fall edge fall back on fall back upon spring forward, fall back

Derived words

fall-back fallback
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