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BOW OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Retire gracefully
Example:
He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship
Synonyms:
bow out; withdraw
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "bow out" is one way to...):
retire (go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position)
Verb group:
retire; withdraw (withdraw from active participation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Remove oneself from an obligation
Example:
He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
Synonyms:
back down; back off; bow out; chicken out; pull out
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "bow out" is one way to...):
retire; withdraw (lose interest)
Verb group:
get out; pull out (move out or away)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bow out"):
resile (pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
