'bow out' definitions:
Definition of 'bow out'
(from WordNet)
verb
Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" [syn: chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out]
verb
Retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: bow out, withdraw]
Synonyms of 'bow out'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- abscond,
- beat a retreat,
- bundle,
- bundle off,
- depart,
- disappear,
- dismiss,
- duck out,
- egress,
- escape,
- evacuate,
- exit,
- get out,
- give the air,
- give the gate,
- go on furlough,
- go on leave,
- go out,
- hustle out,
- leave the scene,
- make an exit,
- march out,
- pack off,
- pass out,
- quit,
- remove,
- retire,
- retreat,
- run out,
- send away,
- send off,
- send packing,
- show the door,
- show the gate,
- slip away,
- slip off,
- slip out,
- sneak out,
- take leave,
- turn away,
- turn off,
- vacate,
- vanish,
- walk out,
- withdraw
Words containing 'bow out'
- Bow,
- Bowed,
- Bowing,
- Bowingly,
- On the bow,
- bow down,
- bowed down,
- Bow Mar,
- Bow bearer,
- Bow chaser,
- Bow compasses,
- Bow drill,
- Bow hand,
- Bow instrument,
- Bow net,
- Bow oar,
- Bow pen,
- Bow piece,
- Bow window,
- Bowing stone,
- Broken Bow,
- Drill bow,
- Fiddle bow,
- Fore bow,
- Medicine Bow,
- Sea bow,
- Silver Bow,
- Sound bow,
- To draw a bow,
- bow and arrow,
- bow leg,
- bow legs,
- bow tie,
- bow wood,
- cupid's bow,
- down-bow,
- mouth bow,
- spiccato bowing,
- take a bow,
- up-bow,
- violin bow,
- Bluff-bowed,
- Bow Mar, CO,
- Bow-bells,
- Bow-compass,
- Bow-compasses,
- Bow-pen,
- Bow-pencil,
- Bow-saw,
- Broken Bow, NE,
- Broken Bow, OK,
- Medicine Bow, WY,
- Silver Bow County,
- Silver Bow, MT,
- To draw a long bow,
- bow-tie,
- bow-wow,
- bowed stringed instrument,
- Butte-Silver Bow,
- Silver Bow County, MT,
- To have two strings to one's bow,
- Butte-Silver Bow, MT,
- arced arched arching arciform arcuate bowed