BACKOUT

back out

Verb

  1. To reverse a vehicle from a confined space.
    He backed out of the garage.
  2. To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.
    She backed out of organizing the fund-raising.
  3. To dare someone to not withdraw from a challenge.
  4. A betting term from French hazard
  5. To undo a change.
    I had to back out the changes made to the computer when it became apparent that they had stopped it working properly.


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