Definition of Fall back

1. Verb. Fall backwards and down.

Generic synonyms: Lean Back, Recline

2. Verb. Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc..
Exact synonyms: Dawdle, Fall Behind, Lag
Generic synonyms: Follow
Specialized synonyms: Drag, Drop Back, Drop Behind, Get Behind, Hang Back, Trail
Derivative terms: Dawdler, Lag, Laggard, Lagger

3. Verb. Move back and away from. "The enemy fell back"
Specialized synonyms: Ebb, Ebb Away, Ebb Down, Ebb Off, Ebb Out
Generic synonyms: Draw Back, Move Back, Pull Away, Pull Back, Recede, Retire, Retreat, Withdraw
Derivative terms: Fallback

4. Verb. Retreat.
Exact synonyms: Drop Off, Fall Behind, Lose, Recede
Generic synonyms: Regress, Retrograde, Retrogress
Antonyms: Gain
Derivative terms: Receding, Recession

5. Verb. Have recourse to. "The government resorted to rationing meat"
Exact synonyms: Recur, Resort
Generic synonyms: Apply, Employ, Use, Utilise, Utilize
Derivative terms: Resort, Resort

6. Verb. Go back to bad behavior. "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Exact synonyms: Lapse, Recidivate, Regress, Relapse, Retrogress
Generic synonyms: Regress, Retrovert, Return, Revert, Turn Back
Derivative terms: Lapse, Recidivism, Relapse, Relapsing

Definition of Fall back

1. Verb. To retreat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fall Back

fall-offs
fall-out
fall-out shelter
fall-run fish
fall-through
fall-throughs
fall about
fall about the place
fall all over
fall apart
fall armyworm
fall asleep
fall at the final hurdle
fall at the last hurdle
fall away
fall back (current term)
fall back on
fall back upon
fall behind
fall between two stools
fall board
fall by the wayside
fall cankerworm
fall dandelion
fall down
fall equinox
fall flat
fall for

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