pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"[syn: withdraw ][ant: advance ]

use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)[syn: retract ]

verb

forge , go forward , start

verb

deduct , discount , pull back , recede , recoil , reel in , retreat , sheathe , shrink , start back , subtract , take away , withdraw , draw