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fall back
Overview of noun fall-back
The noun fallback has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. disengagement, fallback, pullout -- (to break off a military action with an enemy)
Overview of verb fall-back
The verb fall back has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) fall back -- (fall backwards and down)
2. (2) lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind -- (hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.)
3. (2) recede, fall back, retire -- (move back and away from; "The enemy fell back")
4. (1) fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede -- (retreat)
5. fall back, resort, recur -- (have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat")
6. relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back -- (go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fall-back
1 sense of fallback
Sense 1
disengagement, fallback, pullout
=> retreat
=> withdrawal
=> departure, going, going away, leaving
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun fall-back
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fall-back
1 sense of fallback
Sense 1
disengagement, fallback, pullout
=> retreat
Antonyms of noun fall-back
Member Holonyms of noun fall-back
Substance Holonyms of noun fall-back
Part Holonyms of noun fall-back
Member Meronyms of noun fall-back
Substance Meronyms of noun fall-back
Part Meronyms of noun fall-back
Meronyms of noun fall-back
Holonyms of noun fall-back
Attributes of noun fall-back
Derived Forms of noun fall-back
1 sense of fallback
Sense 1
disengagement, fallback, pullout
RELATED TO>(verb) fall back#3
=> recede, fall back, retire
Domain of noun fall-back
1 sense of fallback
Sense 1
disengagement, fallback, pullout
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Domain Terms of noun fall-back
Familiarity of noun fall-back
fallback used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun fall-back
1 sense of fallback
Sense 1
disengagement, fallback, pullout
> retreat
=> disengagement, fallback, pullout
Meronyms of noun fall-back
1 sense of fallback
Holonyms of noun fall-back
Antonyms of verb fall-back
1 of 6 senses of fall back
Sense 4
fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
Antonym of gain (Sense 5)
=>gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fall-back
6 senses of fall back
Sense 1
fall back
=> lean back, recline
=> lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 2
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
=> follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
recede, fall back, retire
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 4
fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
=> regress, retrograde, retrogress
=> worsen, decline
=> change state, turn
=> change
Sense 5
fall back, resort, recur
=> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sense 6
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
=> revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
=> change by reversal, turn, reverse
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fall-back
2 of 6 senses of fall back
Sense 2
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
=> drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind
Sense 3
recede, fall back, retire
=> ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off
=> retrograde, retreat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fall-back
6 senses of fall back
Sense 1
fall back
=> lean back, recline
Sense 2
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
=> follow
Sense 3
recede, fall back, retire
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
Sense 4
fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
=> regress, retrograde, retrogress
Sense 5
fall back, resort, recur
=> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sense 6
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
=> revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
'Cause To' of verb fall-back
Derived Forms of verb fall-back
1 of 6 senses of fall back
Sense 3
recede, fall back, retire
RELATED TO>(noun) fallback#1
=> disengagement, fallback, pullout
Domain of verb fall-back
Domain Terms of verb fall-back
Familiarity of verb fall-back
fall back used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb fall-back
6 senses of fall back
Sense 1
fall back
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 3
recede, fall back, retire
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 5
fall back, resort, recur
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fall-back
6 senses of fall back
Sense 1
fall back
> lean back, recline
=> fall back
Sense 2
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
> follow
=> lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
=> tailgate
=> shadow
=> carry
Sense 3
recede, fall back, retire
> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> recede, fall back, retire
=> back up, back off, back down
Sense 4
fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
> regress, retrograde, retrogress
=> fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
Sense 5
fall back, resort, recur
> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
=> give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
=> play
=> play
=> pull out all the stops
=> put, assign
=> ply
=> address
=> waste
=> misapply, misuse
=> avail
=> overuse, overdrive
=> cannibalize, cannibalise
=> recycle, reprocess, reuse
=> exploit, work
=> exploit, tap
=> strain, extend
=> exert, exercise
=> enjoy
=> take
=> share
=> work, put to work
=> implement
=> fall back, resort, recur
Sense 6
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
> revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
=> relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
=> resile
=> recover, go back, recuperate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fall-back
Sense 1
fall back
=> lean back, recline
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Sense 2
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind
=> follow
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Sense 3
recede, fall back, retire
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
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Sense 4
fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
=> regress, retrograde, retrogress
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Sense 5
fall back, resort, recur
=> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
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Sense 6
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
=> revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
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