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

Synonym(s): retreat, pull_away, draw_back, recede, pull_back, retire, move_back

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

· withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

Synonym(s): retire

Hypernym(s): discontinue, stop, cease, give_up, quit, lay_off

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

Synonym(s): disengage

Hypernym(s): let_go_of, let_go, release, relinquish

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

Synonym(s): recall, call_in, call_back

Hypernym(s): take

· take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"

Synonym(s): swallow, take_back, unsay

Hypernym(s): disown, renounce, repudiate

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

Synonym(s): seclude, sequester, sequestrate

Hypernym(s): isolate, insulate

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

Synonym(s): adjourn, retire

Hypernym(s): close_up, close, fold, shut_down, close_down

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

Synonym(s): bow_out

Hypernym(s): retire

· 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"

Synonym(s): draw, take_out, draw_off

Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw

Antonym(s): deposit

· lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

Synonym(s): retire

Hypernym(s): tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade

· 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"

Synonym(s): retreat, pull_back, back_out, back_away, crawfish, crawfish_out, pull_in_one%27s_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"

Synonym(s): remove, take, take_away