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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

backpedal

· back·ped·al · IPA /ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/
01 v. i. pedal backwards, as on a bicycle.
  1. 1.
    pedal backwards, as on a bicycle.
  2. 2.
    step backwards, in boxing.
  3. 3.
    modify one' opinion, usually by making it less strong or adding qualifications.