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
  • Mixed Doubles Pools Note: just ahead of the event, Etta Wright backed out with injury.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But back-to-back 3s by Johnson and Deebo Coleman helped push UCF back out front at 49-46 with 15:49 left.
    Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of back out
Verb
  • But Ole Miss refused to back down, exploding into the third quarter with a 20-4 run over the first five minutes powered by a slew of turnovers by the Huskies.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
  • When the edges pop up, a maintenance worker nails them back down.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 26 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
  • The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee backed off on Tuesday, voting to keep the film credit while cutting it to $125 million.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • But Pritzker should back off his progressive chest pounding.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 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 10 Dec. 2024.

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