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fall back vs lean back

lean back vs fall back

fall back and lean back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fall back No No Yes No
lean back No No Yes No
As verbs, lean back is a hypernym of fall back; that is, lean back is a word with a broader meaning than fall back:
  • fall back: fall backwards and down
  • lean back: move the upper body backwards and down
Other hypernyms of fall back include recline.
fall back (verb) lean back (verb)
go back to bad behavior move the upper body backwards and down
retreat
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
fall backwards and down
move back and away from
have recourse to
Difference between fall back and lean back

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