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| 1. | [ verb ] pull back or move away or backward | |
| Synonyms: | retreat withdraw draw_back recede move_back retire pull_away | |
| 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 ] move to a rearward position; pull towards the back | |
| Examples: | "Pull back your arms!" |
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| Related terms: | pull | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (surgery) use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | |
| Synonyms: | retract draw_back | |
| Related terms: | pull retractor | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | |
| Synonyms: | back_away back_out crawfish crawfish_out withdraw pull_in_one's_horns retreat | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | withdraw withdrawer withdrawer | |
| 5. | [ verb ] pull back the sling of (a bow) | |
| Synonyms: | draw | |
| Examples: | "The archers were drawing their bows" |
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| Related terms: | stretch | |
| Similar spelling: |
pullback pull_a_face pulp_cavity |
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