v.
1.formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
2.pull away from a source of disgust or fear
3.use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
4.pull inward or towards a center
Idiom of the Day
out of gas
to have no gas in a vehicle, to be tired or exhausted
The truck was out of gas so we could not use it last night. I was out of gas so I went home and went to bed.