backpedal
(verb) modify one’s opinion, make it less strong
backpedal
(verb) step backwards, in boxing
backpedal
(verb) pedal backwards on a bicycle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
backpedal (third-person singular simple present backpedals, present participle (UK) backpedalling or (US) backpedaling, simple past and past participle (UK) backpedalled or (US) backpedaled)
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
(intransitive) To step backwards.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
• (distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement): climb down
Source: Wiktionary
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
