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How to sign: release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
"I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears";
Similiar / Same: disengage
Categories: let go, let go of, release, relinquish
Within this category: unlock
How to sign: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
"She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank";
Similiar / Same: draw off, take out, draw
Categories: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Within this category: cheque, divert, divest, overdraw, tap
How to sign: pull back or move away or backward
"The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb";
Similiar / Same: retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move back, retire
Categories: go, locomote, move, travel
Within this category: back up, recede
How to sign: withdraw from active participation
"He retired from chess";
Similiar / Same: retire
Categories: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
