Definitions for back down
back down

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1. back up, back off, back downverb

   move backwards from a certain position

   "The bully had to back down"

2. chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow outverb

   remove oneself from an obligation

   "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

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1. back downverb

   To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.

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1. Back Down

   "Won't Back Down is a song by American hip hop artist Eminem, featuring American pop singer Pink, recorded as the fourth track on his seventh studio album Recovery (2010). It features production from Aftermath Entertainment producer DJ Khalil, who helped write the song along with Eminem, Erik Alcock, and Columbus "Rahki" Smith. Upon the release of Recovery, the song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised its aggressive nature and production. Although not released as a single, "Won't Back Down" appeared on four national charts. It was used in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops and its trailer as well as the trailers for the films Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Hitman: Agent 47. It was performed on Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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1. back down

   To back down is to withdraw or retreat from a commitment, confrontation, or previously-held position, often due to opposition, criticism, pressure, or realization of an error. It's typically used in contexts where a challenge has occurred, a disagreement, a dispute, or a potential conflict situation.

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1. • Withdraw

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of back down in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of back down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of back down in a Sentence

1. Michael Dorff:

   It can goose the price at time when the high price means they earn performance shares … even if the stock price later goes back down, they got their shares.

2. Shea Wilkes:

   This is vindication for myself and other whistleblowers who won’t back down when the VA tries to intimidate us, the VA was after me but ran into someone who wouldn’t be bullied.

3. Matt Mackowiak:

   If Putin does back down, it would be a modest foreign policy victory for Biden, and it would likely strengthen NATO, which would be a good thing, i doubt the Ukraine issue, if diplomatically resolved now, will matter much in the midterms nine months from now.

4. Dimitris Stratoulis:

   The lenders want to impose hard measures. If they do not back down from this package of blackmail the government ... will have to seek alternative solutions, elections.

5. Anagh Kulkarni:

   It's like you're drowning, and every couple of years you get to take one breath, then are pulled back down.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=back down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Back_Down
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Down
4. ^ ChatGPT
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