To release from slavery: to manumit.
To release from chemical bonds or solutions.
To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.
To release from servitude or unjust rule.
To release from restraint or inhibition.
To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.
To retreat.
To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back.
To score when the team is losing.