83 entries under recede topic. ×

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recoil(verb, move, change, start, withdraw)
4
shrink(verb, stop, start, withdraw, return)
3
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
2
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
2
retreat(verb, start, withdraw, return, dodge)
2
withdraw(verb, start, return, retreat, dodge)
1
abandon(retreat, recoil, shrink)
1
back(retreat, recoil)
1
back down(expression, retreat, recoil, shrink)
1
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return, retreat)
1
back out(expression, retreat, recoil, shrink)
1
back up(expression, retreat, recoil)
1
backtrack(retreat, recoil)
1
depart(verb, move, change, push, return)
1
double back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
1
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
1
fall back(verb, expression, return, follow, stick)
1
go back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
1
quail(verb, start, withdraw, return, retreat)
1
react(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge)
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