[n] a retraction of a previously held position [v] come down, as of a bird
alight, backdown, withdrawal
abjure, alight, back down, back out, backwater, crawfish out, deny, disavow, disclaim, dismount, disown, eat crow, eat dirt, eat humble pie, forswear, get down, get off, land, lick the dust, light, perch, recant, renege, renounce, repudiate, retract, revo