back-out
1back out — [v] withdraw avoid, back down, back pedal*, beg off*, blow it off*, cancel, chicken out*, cop out*, get cold feet*, give up, go back on, recant, renege, resign, scratch, shy from, surrender, throw in the towel*, weasel out, welsh, wiggle out,… …
2back out of — back out (of (something)) to refuse to do something agreed to earlier. I said I d help, and I can t back out now …
3back out — (of (something)) to refuse to do something agreed to earlier. I said I d help, and I can t back out now …
4back out — ► back out withdraw from a commitment. Main Entry: ↑back …
5back|out — «BAK OWT», noun. Informal. a backing out; withdrawal …
6back out — index abandon (physically leave), abandon (withdraw), defect, disavow, quit (discontinue), renege, retreat …
7back out — verb 1. move out of a space backwards (Freq. 2) He backed out of the driveway • Hypernyms: ↑back • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP 2. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity …
8back out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms back out : present tense I/you/we/they back out he/she/it backs out present participle backing out past tense backed out past participle backed out to decide not to do something you agreed to do I promised… …
9back out — {v. phr.} 1. To move backwards out of a place or enclosure. * /Bob slowly backed his car out of the garage./ 2. To withdraw from an activity one has promised to carry out. * /Jim tried to back out of the engagement with Jane, but she insisted… …
10back out — {v. phr.} 1. To move backwards out of a place or enclosure. * /Bob slowly backed his car out of the garage./ 2. To withdraw from an activity one has promised to carry out. * /Jim tried to back out of the engagement with Jane, but she insisted… …
