Definitions for: Pull Back


[v] make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
[v] move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"
[v] pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
[v] use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
[v] pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"



Synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, draw, draw back, draw back, move back, pull away, pull in one's horns, recede, retire, retract, retreat, retreat, withdraw, withdraw

See Also: back down, back off, back up, fall back, force, go, locomote, move, pull, stretch, travel

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