crawfish

Meanings

• tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
• small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
• large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
  • "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"

Synonyms

back away, back out, crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish out, crayfish, ecrevisse, langouste, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, rock lobster, sea crawfish, spiny lobster, withdraw