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.
To depart.
To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission.
To quantify.
To remove.
To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.
To imitate, often in a satirical manner.
To become successful, to flourish.