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
throw down the gauntlet
to challenge someone to a fight or to do something
The government threw down the gauntlet to the opposition party and told them to stop criticizing their policies without suggesting an alternative.
