back away

to move backwards

• Now back away.
• Just back away.
• Tom backed away.
• Tom slowly backed away.
• He backed abruptly away.
• Tom backs away from the door.
• Tom instinctively backed away.
• Torn by contradictions went back away.
• Tom wanted to give Mary a goodbye kiss. However, she backed away.
• At the moment she saw a tall man with a gun standing in the doorway, she instinctively backed away.