zurückziehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abscond verb To leave secretly and hurriedly, usually to escape custody or having taken something that is not yours.
- adjourn verb To pause or end a meeting, trial, or event, often to resume it later.
- backpedal verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
- defect noun A flaw, fault, or imperfection in something.
- dissociate verb In psychology, to become mentally detached from your thoughts, feelings, body or surroundings, so that experience feels unreal or distant. It often happens under stress or trauma.
- draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
- recant verb To formally take back a statement or belief you previously expressed, especially in public.
- retreat noun The act of pulling back from danger, especially a military withdrawal.
- withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.
Senses
zurückziehen is used for these senses in English:
- abscond (intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]
- abscond (transitive, uncommon) To evade, to hide or flee from.
- adjourn (intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move as a group from one place to another.
- backpedal (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
- defect (intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
- dissociate (intransitive) To part; to stop associating.
- draw (intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- recant (ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
adjourn — full definition
- verb To pause or end a meeting, trial, or event, often to resume it later.
- verb To move as a group to another place, especially informally.