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pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital''s emergency bank" release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. 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 envir keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" |
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