Pull Back (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- She pulled back from the sharp edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
- The limousine pulled back from the curb and sped away into the night.
- He signaled the boat to pull back and change direction.
- As the storm clouds gathered, the crew pulled back to shore.
- The soldiers pulled back to higher ground as the fighting intensified.
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Meaning 2
Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ).
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.