(a) To give up (sth.), part with; (b) to loosen (a banner), unfurl; (c) to loosen (the skin of a hart), cut open. …

(a) To fail (to do sth.); decline (to do sth.); also, disobey a command (that one do sth.) (b) to eschew (joy, a vice, etc.); refuse (a gift, food, etc.); also, decline (an office); (c) to resist……