achteruitwijken

Definitions of achteruitwijken
  1. verb
    travel backward
    synonyms: achteruitgaan, achteruitrijden
    achteruitrijden
    cause to travel backward
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    type of:
    bewegen, doorreizen, gaan, koersen, tijgen, voortbewegen
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  2. verb
    consent reluctantly
    synonyms: bezwijken, capituleren, cederen, overgeven, platgaan, vallen, wijken, zwichten
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    types:
    nijgen
    yield to another's wish or opinion
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