Back out Moderate

Back out has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

move out of a space backwards

"He backed out of the driveway"

back out

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

"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"

retreat pull back back out back away crawfish crawfish out pull in one's horns withdraw

To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space.

Example Sentences

"He backed out of the driveway" verb

"We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him" verb

"He backed out of his earlier promise" verb

"The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" verb