make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | prepare for sleep |
move to a rearward position; pull towards the back | cause to get out |
stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) | cause to be out on a fielding play |
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | lose interest |
pull back or move away or backward | pull back or move away or backward |
| dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) |
| break from a meeting or gathering |
| go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position |
| withdraw from active participation |
| make (someone) retire |
| withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds |