back away(v = verb.communication) back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "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"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

VB  recede, go, move back, move from, retire, withdraw, shrink, back off, come away, move away, back away, go away, get away, drift away, depart, retreat, move off, stand off, sheer off, fall back, stand aside, run away, remove, shunt, distance.