pull back vs crawfish out

pull back and crawfish out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pull back	No	No	Yes	No
crawfish out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pull back and crawfish out are synonyms defined as:

pull back and crawfish out: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Other synonyms of pull back include back away, back out, crawfish, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw.

pull back (verb)	crawfish out (verb)
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity	make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
pull back or move away or backward