backing off
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backing off
[′bak·iŋ ¦ȯf] (engineering)
Removing excessive body metal from badly worn bits.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
References in periodicals archive
"By the time I saw Jenson he was already
backing off," he said.
He picked the ball up 25 yards out and, with Wheater
backing off, cut inside before toe-poking the ball into the near bottom corner from just outside the area.
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