pull back

/pʊl bæk/

/pʊl bæk/

Other forms: pulled back; pulls back

Definitions of pull back

1. verb

   pull back or move away or backward
   synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

   back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw

   make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

   types:

   fall back

   move back and away from

   retreat, retrograde

   move back

   back down, back off, back up

   move backwards from a certain position

   ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out

   flow back or recede

   type of:

   go, locomote, move, travel

   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
2. verb

   move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
   “Pull back your arms!”

   synonyms:

   draw

   stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

   type of:

   draw, force, pull

   cause to move by pulling
3. verb

   stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
   synonyms: draw

   type of:

   stretch

   pull in opposite directions
4. verb

   make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
   synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw

   draw back, move back, pull away, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

   pull back or move away or backward
5. verb

   use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
   synonyms: draw back, retract

   type of:

   pull

   apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion