DOUBLE BACK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Retrace one's course

Example:

The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back

Synonyms:

backtrack; double back; turn back

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "double back" is one way to...):

return (go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s