chicken (out)

verb

Definition of chicken (out)next
as in to back out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicken (out)
  1. back out
  2. back down
  3. cop out
  4. back off
Verb
  • This summer, the moment felt right for Purpura to reach back out to Hart.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The soap ensures that gnats who enter the trap can’t fly back out.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of back out
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  • The main source of that message has been Trump, who has never backed down from his claims that the 2020 elections were stolen from him.
    Simon Shuster, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Petty didn’t back down and MCA changed their plans, enshrining his reputation as an honorable guy who cared more about his fans than his own bottom line.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of back down
Verb
  • Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
  • He was walked by cops out of the 105th Precinct in handcuffs Thursday morning and later arraigned in Queens Criminal Supreme Court on murder charges.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Definition of cop out
Verb
  • On Tuesday, the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee backed off, voting to keep the film credit in place while cutting the cap, starting next year.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
  • That could have meant dissolving or merging parts of the district with neighboring districts, but after strong pushback from the community, the state backed off its orders.
    Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of back off
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“Chicken (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicken%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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