recuar — meaning in English

English meaning

• backpedal verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
• recoil verb To jerk or pull back suddenly, especially from fear, disgust, or shock.

Senses

recuar is used for these senses in English:

• back down (idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.
• back off (literally) To move backwards away from something.
• backpedal (intransitive) To step backwards.
• lay down (transitive) To give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.
• recoil To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. [from 16th c.]

backpedal — full definition

1. verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
2. verb To step backwards.
3. verb To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

recoil — full definition

1. verb To jerk or pull back suddenly, especially from fear, disgust, or shock.
2. noun The backward kick of a gun when it is fired.
3. noun A sudden backward movement or a shrinking away.

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