Definitions from Wiktionary (backstep)
▸ noun: A step backwards
▸ noun: (figurative) A regression.
▸ noun: (geology) An abrupt subsidence or change in deposition preserved in the sedimentary record due to a marine transgression.
▸ noun: (fluid mechanics) Flow over a backward-facing step.
▸ noun: The process of going back and finishing a specification that was incomplete at the start of a process, once enough progress has been made to know the full details.
▸ noun: A platform at the rear of a firetruck where a firefighter can stand.
▸ verb: To take a step backwards
▸ verb: To return to a previous place or time.
▸ verb: To retract or take back.
▸ verb: To be arranged in steps going backwards.
▸ verb: (geology, of a shoreline) To recede in an abrupt fashion due to marine transgression.
▸ verb: To finish a specification that was initially incomplete once enough progress has been made to know all the details.
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▸ noun: A step backwards
▸ noun: (figurative) A regression.
▸ noun: (geology) An abrupt subsidence or change in deposition preserved in the sedimentary record due to a marine transgression.
▸ noun: (fluid mechanics) Flow over a backward-facing step.
▸ noun: The process of going back and finishing a specification that was incomplete at the start of a process, once enough progress has been made to know the full details.
▸ noun: A platform at the rear of a firetruck where a firefighter can stand.
▸ verb: To take a step backwards
▸ verb: To return to a previous place or time.
▸ verb: To retract or take back.
▸ verb: To be arranged in steps going backwards.
▸ verb: (geology, of a shoreline) To recede in an abrupt fashion due to marine transgression.
▸ verb: To finish a specification that was initially incomplete once enough progress has been made to know all the details.
Similar:
step back,
backdown,
backpedalling,
retreat,
backpedaling,
backout,
recoil,
regress,
pushback,
climbdown,
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