backtrack

Plural: backtracks

Verb

retrace one's course
To retrace one's steps.
To repeat or review work already done.
To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.
To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run.
To go back on or withdraw a statement.

Noun

the act of backtracking

Examples

I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them.
If we backtrack through this problem, maybe we can figure out where we went wrong.
Speedbird One: enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left.

Origin / Etymology

From back + track.

Synonyms

double back, turn back

Scrabble Score: 23

backtrack: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
backtrack: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
backtrack: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

backtrack: valid Words With Friends Word