rabattre
Meanings
Verb
1. to make something lower
2. to close, shut (down)
3. to fold over (covers, curtains etc.)
4. to turn down (a collar)
5. to pull down (a skirt)
6. to reduce, deduct, diminish
7. to cut back (a plant, tree)
8. to bind off (stitches in knitting)
9. to cut in (reflexive)
10. to fall back on (reflexive, followed by sur)
11. to (swing) shut (reflexive)
Examples2
Je n'ai rien sur quoi me rabattre.
I have nothing to fall back on.
Je peux me rabattre sur mes économies si je perds mon travail.
I can fall back on my savings if I lose my job.