TO FALL BACK UPON

Definition: TO FALL BACK UPON

TO FALL BACK UPON

1. (a) (Mil.) To retreat for safety to (a stronger position in the rear, as to a fort or a supporting body of troops). (b) To have recourse to (a reserved fund, or some available expedient or support).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Synonyms within Context: TO FALL BACK UPON

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Provision	Have in store, have in reserve; keep, keep by one, keep on foot, keep on hand; have to fall back upon; store; provide against a rainy day; (economy).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Expression: TO FALL BACK UPON

Expression using "TO FALL BACK UPON": have to fall back upon. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: TO FALL BACK UPON

Language		Translations for "TO FALL BACK UPON"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Hungarian		rászorul (to fall back on), ráfanyalodik (to fall back on), kénytelen beérni vele (to fall back on). (various references)

Pig Latin		otay allfay ackbay onupay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: TO FALL BACK UPON

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	redeo. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Anagrams: TO FALL BACK UPON

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-f-k-l-l-n-o-o-p-t-u"
	-5 letters: cantaloup.
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