1. choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; - Example: "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider" [syn: opt out, cop out]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
opt out
v 1: choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She
copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang
glider" [syn: opt out, cop out]