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backtrack

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb backtrack has 1 sense
  1. backtrack, turn back, double back - retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"
    --1 is one way to return, go back, get back, come back
    Sample sentences:
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Definitions from the Web

backtrack

Definition: (verb) To retrace one's steps; to go back along the same route one has just traveled.

Example sentence: After realizing she had left her keys at home, Jane had to backtrack to retrieve them.

Definition: (noun) The act of retracing one's steps or going back along the same route.

Example sentence: The hikers had to backtrack for miles to find the trail they had missed.

Definition: (verb) To reverse a previous decision, position, or course of action.

Example sentence: The company CEO decided to backtrack on the new policy after receiving negative feedback from customers.

Definition: (noun) A technique used in computer programming to trace the execution of a set of instructions backwards, often used for debugging purposes.

Example sentence: The programmer used backtrack to identify the error in the code.

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