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Similar words: black out · bark out · sack out · back onto · blank out · block out · ace out · act out · back off · back up
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back out

1 (v + adv) reverse in vehicle INTRANSITIVEcúlaigh amach  c m ubaiceáil amach familiar  c m ushe backed out of her parking space too quickly chúlaigh sí amach as a spás páirceála go róthapa 2 (v + adv) withdraw from INTRANSITIVEtarraing amach as PhrV  c m utarraing as PhrV  c m uthey backed out of the talks tharraing siad amach as na cainteanna 3 (v + adv) step backwards INTRANSITIVEcúlaigh siar  c m usiúil amach i ndiaidh do chúil → see back

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • back »
    to back out of the wayshe backed out of the way chúlaigh sí siar amach as an mbealach
  • back »
    there's a huge garden out back tá gairdín mór millteach amuigh sa chúl, tá gairdín mór millteach laistiar
  • knock back »
    he asked her out but was knocked back d'iarr sé amach í ach d'eitigh sí é, d'iarr sé amach í ach thug sí an t-eiteach dó, d'iarr sé amach í ach dhiúltaigh sí é
  • once »
    once out of prison they're back in the same community nuair a thagann siad amach as an bpríosún bíonn siad ar ais sa phobal céanna, ach a dtagann siad amach as an bpríosún bíonn siad ar ais sa phobal céanna
  • out »
    'Come back,' he cried out. 'Tar ar ais,' ar seisean de bhéic.
  • shed »
    there's a storage shed out the back tá seid stórála amuigh ar chúl
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