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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
back out
v
  1. move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
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