verb
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
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We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
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He backed out of his earlier promise
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The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
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• Derivationally related forms: ↑withdrawer (for: ↑withdraw), ↑withdrawal (for: ↑withdraw)
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• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
Useful english dictionary. 2012.