To backtrack is to go back the way that you came. When you backtrack, you are retracing your steps.
He backtracked to the store to buy the candy that he accidentally left there.
The detective backtracked to the scene of the crime to look for clues.
verb
retrace one's course
Synonyms:
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This was most certainly not a backtrack.
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Propane does not backtrack in this way.
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Now, you're trying to backtrack.
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Backtracking is possible in an iterative approach.
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Backtracking is possible in an iterative approach..
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I can probably backtrack these if necessary.
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I just have to backtrack and find it.
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I see no reason to backtrack on this issue.
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Shouldn't be that difficult to backtrack the image either.
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Maybe we need to backtrack a bit.