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back out

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En español: dar marcha atrás, echarse atrás, echarse para atrás, retirarse

  1. To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space. (transitive) · He backed out of the garage.
  2. To withdraw from something one has agreed to do. (intransitive) · She backed out of organizing the fund-raising.
  3. To convince (someone) to withdraw from a challenge. (transitive)
  4. To bet on someone losing. · See also: sell short
  5. To undo (a change). (transitive) · I had to back out the changes made to the computer when it became apparent that they had stopped it working properly.
  6. To exit a mode or function. (intransitive) · I chose that menu option by accident, so I pressed Escape to back out.
  7. To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) (as also bare back). (transitive)
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He tried to back out, but dropped his reins and swore dutifully.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 13 · C1

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