pull back or move away or backward; The enemy withdrew; The limo pulled away from the curb

[ Syn: retreat , pull away , draw back , recede , pull back , retire , move back ]

lose interest; he retired from life when his wife died

[ Syn: retire ]

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; Well have to crawfish out from meeting with him; He backed out of his earlier promise; The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns

[ Syn: retreat , pull back , back out , back away , crawfish , crawfish out , pull in ones horns ]

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment

[ Syn: remove , take , take away ]

withdraw from active participation; He retired from chess

[ Syn: retire ]

release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; I want to disengage myself from his influence; disengage the gears

[ Syn: disengage ]

cause to be returned; recall the defective auto tires; The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt

[ Syn: recall , call in , call back ]

take back what one has said; He swallowed his words

[ Syn: swallow , take back , unsay ]

keep away from others; He sequestered himself in his study to write a book

[ Syn: seclude , sequester , sequestrate ]

break from a meeting or gathering; We adjourned for lunch; The men retired to the library

[ Syn: adjourn , retire ]

retire gracefully; He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship

[ Syn: bow out ]

remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); She drew $2, 000 from the account; The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospitals emergency bank

[ Syn: draw , take out , draw off ]