en:back away • back out • crawfish • crawfish out • pull back • pull in one's horns • retreaten

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  • v.
    ⦿make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
    lexical concept
  • He backed out of his earlier promise
  • The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
  • We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him

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Lexical context

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verb
∴ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:back away
  2. enl:back out
  3. enl:crawfish
  4. enl:crawfish out
  5. enl:pull back
  6. enl:pull in one's horns
  7. enl:retreat
  8. enl:withdraw
wn:interlingual index
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  • back away • back out • crawfish • crawfish out • pull back • pull in one's horns • retreat • withdraw
  • back away • back out • crawfish • crawfish out • pull back • pull in one's horns • retreat