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Definition of back off

back off

noun

verb

  • to move away from.
                             

                                                 

    Citation from "Gone", Lie To Me (TV), Season 3 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
    I am gonna back off.

    Last edited on Apr 24 2013. Submitted by Anonymous from Hood River, OR, USA on Nov 01 2009.

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