recular — meaning in English
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English meaning
- backpedal verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
- crawfish noun A freshwater crustacean similar to a small lobster, also called a crayfish, often eaten as seafood.
- recede verb To move gradually back or away from a previous position.
- recoil verb To jerk or pull back suddenly, especially from fear, disgust, or shock.
- reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
Senses
recular is used for these senses in English:
- back down (idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.
- backpedal (intransitive) To step backwards.
- backpedal (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
- crawfish (intransitive, colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
- recede To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
- recoil To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. [from 16th c.]
- recoil (weaponry) Of a firearm: to quickly push back when fired.
- reverse (ergative, transport) To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.
backpedal — full definition
- verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
- verb To step backwards.
- verb To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
crawfish — full definition
- noun A freshwater crustacean similar to a small lobster, also called a crayfish, often eaten as seafood.
- verb Informal: to back out of a commitment or retreat from a position.