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move back vs fall back

fall back vs move back

move back and fall back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move back No No Yes No
fall back No No Yes No
As verbs, fall back is a hyponym of move back; that is, fall back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move back:
  • move back: pull back or move away or backward
  • fall back: move back and away from
Other hyponyms of move back include retreat, retrograde, back down, back off, back up.
move back (verb) fall back (verb)
pull back or move away or backward go back to bad behavior
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 move back and fall back

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