193 entries under verb topic. ×

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stall(check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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start back(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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stay(stop, end, fail, halt)
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stop(end, fail, halt, finish)
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surcease(stop, end, fail, halt)
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take down(expression, check, delay, hinder)
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terminate(stop, end, fail, halt)
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turn tail(expression, go, withdraw, leave)
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vacate(go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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wimp out(expression, withdraw, abandon, yield)
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wince(draw, hesitate, recoil, retract)
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wind up(expression, stop, end, fail)
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withdraw from agreement or statement(expression, idiom, withdraw, abandon)
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accede(withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
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brake(check, delay, hinder, lessen)
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admit you were wrong(expression, idiom, withdraw, yield)
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blanch(shy, recoil, balk, shudder)
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boggle(recoil, cringe, flinch)
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clear off
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climb down(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, yield)
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