· pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Synonym(s): withdraw, retreat, pull_away, recede, pull_back, retire, move_back
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
· use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Synonym(s): retract, pull_back
Hypernym(s): pull