English Explanatory Dictionary

roll back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To return to a prior state.
  2. To postpone.
  3. To reduce thrust without having been commanded to do so.
  4. To retreat.

Word forms

roll back rolls back rolling back rolled back

Synonyms

restore restitute deconvert reconvert rehabilitate revert roll back delay retard adjourn avert defer dilly-dally draw out extend forslow forestall forestay kick into the long grass kick the can down the road postpone procrastinate prolong prorogue prorogate protract put off put on hold put on ice stay suspend tarry fall back withdraw back away back down balk beat a retreat bug out crawfish decline draw back pull out recede regrade retire retreat retrograde shrink sound a retreat turn tail

Related words

row back

Derived words

rollback rollbackable rollbacker roll back the years

Translations

Spanish: revertir
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