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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How to pronounce back down?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say back down in sign language?

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. Jean Baudrillard:

   The local is a shabby thing. There's nothing worse than bringing us back down to our own little corner, our own territory, the radiant promiscuity of the face to face. A culture which has taken the risk of the universal, must perish by the universal.

2. Clement Beaune:

   We didn't back down, there was no change of plan... I fully assume France's destiny is in Europe.

3. Norman Levine:

   A lot of investors have piled into the energy sector. It's time to leave, they're going back down again. That's an unsustainable rise, investors would be wise to lighten up, if not totally exit energy stocks for now.

4. Wendy Edelberg:

   [The Fed is] right to be confident that one of the things that’s going to have to happen to get inflation back down to a normal, stable level is to get job growth to a normal, sustainable level, but if the Fed’s actions resulted in a slower labor market, then inflation stayed high — that would be a disaster.

5. Cho Min:

   He (Kim Jong Un) doesn't look willing to back down on nuclear armament and the congress is the place for maximum impact if he wants to declare it to the world.

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