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PULL BACK

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There are 5 meanings of the phrase Pull Back.

Pull Back - as a verb

Pull back or move away or backward

Example: "The enemy withdrew"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
draw backmove backpull awayrecede9retire6retreat7withdraw18
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
go3locomote12move9travel9
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
draw backretract9

Move to a rearward position; pull towards the back

Example: "Pull back your arms!"

Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

Example: "The archers were drawing their bows"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
draw8

Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Example: "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
back awayback outcrawfish19crawfish outpull in one's hornsretreat7withdraw18

Example Sentences

"The army decided to pull back their troops from the front line."
"The investor decided to pull back his money from the failing company."
"The driver had to pull back suddenly to avoid hitting a pedestrian."
"He had to pull back his hand quickly after burning it on the stove."
"The army was ordered to pull back from the front lines."
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