PULL BACK
(verb)Definitions
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"
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Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
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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"
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Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Example: "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"
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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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