# back away

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.
2. To cease supporting something; to pretend one has never supported something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/back-away