Definition of "backpedal" in inglés

verb

1. (intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

2. (intransitive) To step backwards.

   • The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.

3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

   • Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.

noun

1. An act of backpedalling (in any sense).