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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (6)

1. fall backwards and down;

2. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.;
[syn: lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind]

3. move back and away from;
- Example: "The enemy fell back"

4. retreat;
[syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede]

5. have recourse to;
- Example: "The government resorted to rationing meat"
[syn: fall back, resort, recur]

6. go back to bad behavior;
- Example: "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
[syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fall back
    v 1: fall backwards and down
    2: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress,
       development, etc. [syn: lag, dawdle, fall back, fall
       behind]
    3: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
    4: retreat [syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind,
       recede] [ant: advance, gain, gain ground, get
       ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win]
    5: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
       [syn: fall back, resort, recur]
    6: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often
       minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate,
       regress, retrogress, fall back]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

fall back

    A feature of a modem protocol where two
   modems which experience data corruption, e.g. due to line
   noise, can renegotiate to use a lower speed connection,
   possibly applying fall forward if the channel improves.

   (2004-07-30)