"move back" meaning in English

See move back in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: moves back [present, singular, third-person], moving back [participle, present], moved back [participle, past], moved back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} move back (third-person singular simple present moves back, present participle moving back, simple past and past participle moved back)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, back.
    Sense id: en-move_back-en-verb-YmJkRcDB
  2. (transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to a later date or time. Tags: US, transitive Synonyms: postpone
    Sense id: en-move_back-en-verb-cq2iBEGG Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "back", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "back": 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2006 May 9, Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau, 27:27 from the start, in Penn Radio:",
          "text": "If you are at a zoo, and a monkey climbs up high in the bars and sticks his thing through the bars, you should move away from the monkey cage. Move in an orderly fashion- don't push, don't rush, don't make it like a Who concert in Ohio. Just move back nice and slow and easy, because that monkey may be having some problems, he may have some hostility towards you. So please- this is just a public service announcement, that's what this is. Just to make sure it's very, very clear. And this PSA is brought to you by: Monkey Tuesday!",
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        "(transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to a later date or time."
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