1. fall_back - verb
· fall backwards and down
Hypernym(s): lean_back, recline
2. fall_back - verb
· hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Synonym(s): lag, dawdle, fall_behind
Hypernym(s): follow
3. fall_back - verb
· move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
Hypernym(s): withdraw, retreat, pull_away, draw_back, recede, pull_back, retire, move_back
4. fall_back - verb
· retreat
Synonym(s): drop_off, fall_behind, recede
Hypernym(s): regress, retrograde, retrogress
Antonym(s): gain
5. fall_back - verb
· have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
Hypernym(s): use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
6. fall_back - verb
· go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Synonym(s): relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress
Hypernym(s): revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn_back
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