ˈkɹɒˌfɪʃ dɹɔː dɹɔ

dɹɔː ˈbæk ɹɨˈsiːd ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ) ɹəˈtɹækt ɹəˈtɹiːt wɪðˈdɹɔː make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity 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 stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) The archers were drawing their bows move to a rearward position; pull towards the back Pull back your arms! use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) pull back or move away or backward The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb