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What does back away mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word back away? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To move in a direction opposite where one is facing, keeping some (or most) of your attention on the thing in front being avoided.
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When the cue hits the object ball it will bend the tangent line back away from the corner.
He wasn't a man to back away from a scrap when he was a player, and he said he wouldn't this time.
He had only time to back away before the thick wooden doors swung open, hinges protesting loudly.
If a group leader's philosophy and beliefs are narrow and one-sided, then back away.
The horse was braying, frightened, as it tried to back away from several men fighting.
Holding its pale back away from the sunlight makes the backswimmer harder for predators to spot.

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