pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; The landlord cannot resile from the lease'

spring back; spring away from an impact; The rubber ball bounced; These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

[ Syn: bounce , take a hop , spring , bound , rebound , recoil , reverberate , ricochet ]

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; He retracted his earlier statements about his religion; She abjured her beliefs

[ Syn: abjure , recant , forswear , retract ]

return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; The rubber tubes resile'