back out

Verb
  1. Move out of a space backwards (synset 202001408)
    "He backed out of the driveway"
    is a type of: back - travel backward
  2. Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity (synset 200801045)
    "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
    same as: back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw
    verb group: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw - pull back or move away or backward

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