 pull_away |
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| 1. | [ verb ] pull back or move away or backward | |
| Synonyms: | retreat withdraw draw_back recede move_back retire pull_back | |
| Examples: | "The enemy withdrew" "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
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| Related terms: | travel back_up recede retreat withdrawal | |
| 2. | [ verb ] obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically | |
| Synonyms: | force_away wrest | |
| Examples: | "wrest the knife from his hands" "wrest a meaning from the old text" "wrest power from the old government" |
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| Related terms: | seize seize seize wrester | |
