Meaning

6 senses

  1. A step backwards

  2. (figuratively)A regression.

  3. An abrupt subsidence or change in deposition preserved in the sedimentary record due to a marine transgression.

  4. Flow over a backward-facing step.

  5. The process of going back and finishing a specification that was incomplete at the start of a process, once enough progress has been made to know the full details.

  6. A platform at the rear of a firetruck where a firefighter can stand.

Origin

From back + step.

From back + step.

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Forms

plural: backsteps
Singularbackstep
Pluralbacksteps

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
backslidebackstagebackstreetbackstrokebacktrack

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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