Examples

"He backed out of the driveway"

Used in print

Then he backed_out and swung around to the front drive .

I shuddered and backed_out of the room .

Related terms

back

Synonyms

back_away crawfish_out crawfish withdraw pull_back pull_in_one's_horns retreat

Examples

"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"

Related terms

withdraw withdrawer withdrawer