bow out English

Meaning bow out meaning

What does bow out mean?

bow out

— verb retire gracefully He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship

— verb remove oneself from an obligation He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved

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withdraw

back off

back down

pull out

chicken out

bow in

waive

unmake

undo

tergiversate

sign away

shrink

send back

return

retrogress

retreat

retire

renounce

relinquish

regress

recede

part with

lapse

give up

give back

give

forgo

foreswear

forego

drop out

divest

dispense with

disclaim

break

back out

apostatize

apostatise

abnegate

abandon