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pull back

/ pull back /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
pull back the sling of (a bow)
"The archers were drawing their bows"
Type of:
stretch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
"Pull back your arms!"
Type of:
pull draw force
Verb group:
draw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Derived:
withdrawer withdrawal
Verb group:
withdraw retreat pull away draw back recede
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Type of:
pull
Derived:
retractor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
pull back or move away or backward
"The enemy withdrew"
"The limo pulled away from the curb"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
recede fall back retire back up back off
Derived:
pullback receding recession withdrawal
Verb group:
retreat back out back away crawfish crawfish out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
4
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stretch pull draw force travel go move recede fall back retire back up back off