verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   to retreat from a position
2. 2
   use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) wordnet
3. 3
   to move backwards
4. 4
   pull back or move away or backward wordnet
5. 5
   to withdraw from an undertaking

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6. 6
   to pull something back or apart

Synonyms

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avoidback downback outbeat a retreatblenchblink

Antonyms

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outstretchedjet engine thrustthrusts