"crawfish" in the noun sense

1. crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse

tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

2. crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy

small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

3. spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish, sea crawfish

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

"crawfish" in the verb sense

1. retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

"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"

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