double back

double back (on someone or something)

[for a person or animal] to reverse motion, moving toward (rather than away from) someone or something. (Refers primarily to a person or animal that is being pursued by someone or a group.) The deer doubled back on the hunter. The robber doubled back on the police, and they lost track of him. I doubled back on my own trail.

double back

Reverse one's course, go back the way one has come. For example, The officer lost the suspect, who had doubled back on him. This term, at first put simply as to double, is used largely to describe a way of evading pursuit. [Late 1500s]

double back

1. To turn around and move back in the opposite direction: Since we got lost, we'll need to double back and start over.

2. To turn sharply or reverse course completely, as of a path: The road doubles back, following the course of the river. The trail up the mountain doubles back on itself several times.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hildigardis	-	Ancient Germanic
Chaim	-	Hebrew
Pranav	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
OfÉLia	-	Portuguese
Johnston	['dʒɔnstən]
Consuela	kon-SWE-lah	Spanish