noun
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
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noun
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
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noun
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
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verb
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Synonyms
retreat
pull back
back out
back away
crawfish out
pull in one's horns
withdraw
Examples
- 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