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218 entries under verb topic. ×

4
bow out(expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
4
cave in(expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
4
chicken out(expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
4
hold back(expression, withdraw, back, yield)
4
surrender(stop, drop, withdraw, leave)
3
balk(withdraw, back, yield, retreat)
3
cancel(withdraw, back, yield, surrender)
3
forswear(stop, drop, withdraw, abandon)
3
give ground(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
3
give way(expression, stop, drop, take)
3
pull back(expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
3
recoil(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
3
relinquish(stop, drop, go, withdraw)
3
renounce(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
3
resign(stop, break, drop, take)
3
retire(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
3
submit(stop, break, drop, take)
2
abdicate(stop, break, withdraw, leave)
2
accede(withdraw, abandon, back, yield)
2
admit(withdraw, back, yield, backpedal)
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