chicken out vs resile

chicken out and resile both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chicken out	No	No	Yes	No
resile	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, resile is a hyponym of chicken out; that is, resile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chicken out:

chicken out (verb)	resile (verb)
remove oneself from an obligation	return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
	formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
	spring back; spring away from an impact
	pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.