Meaning : Move out of a space backwards.
Example :
He backed out of the driveway.
Meaning : Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw