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
hit (someone) like a ton of bricks
to surprise or shock someone
When the company went out of business it hit everyone like a ton of bricks.