pull back English

Meaning pull back meaning

What does pull back mean?

pull back

— verb (= withdraw, pull away) pull back or move away or backward The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb

— verb move to a rearward position; pull towards the back Pull back your arms!

— verb (= draw) stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) The archers were drawing their bows

— verb (= retreat, back out, crawfish, crawfish out) 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

— verb (= retract) use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

Synonyms pull back synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as pull back?

pull back English » English

withdraw

draw back

retract

retreat

retire

recede

pull out

bring back

backpedal

back out

back away

recant

pull away

move back

draw

crawfish out

crawfish

recoil

pull in one’s horns

get out

fall back

draw in

back up

back down

wind up

wind

unsanctify

turn back

tug back

tug

tread

tow

tone up

tone

throw back

tense

take back

take

strengthen

step back

shy at

shrink from

shrink back

sheathe

set back

retrogress

retrograde

resist

resile

renege

Topics pull back topics

What do people use pull back to talk about?

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Pull

• What words refer to pulling something so that it moves toward you?
  pull pull back bring back draw tug