make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | be in a state of action |
move to a rearward position; pull towards the back | go or proceed from one point to another |
stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) | progress by being changed |
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting |
pull back or move away or backward | have a turn; make one's move in a game |
| give an incentive for action |
| have an emotional or cognitive impact upon |
| arouse sympathy or compassion in |
| move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| change residence, affiliation, or place of employment |
| change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
| dispose of by selling |
| perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| follow a procedure or take a course |
| live one's life in a specified environment |