verb
transitive verb
: to call off (as a bargain)
intransitive verb
chiefly Britain : to excuse oneself (as from a promise or agreement) : beg off : obtain release (as from punishment)
verb
transitive verb
: to call off (as a bargain)
intransitive verb
chiefly Britain : to excuse oneself (as from a promise or agreement) : beg off : obtain release (as from punishment)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012