Found 1 items, similar to pull back.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pull back pull back v 1: pull back or move away or backward; “The enemy withdrew”; “The limo pulled away from the curb” [syn: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, retire, move back ] 2: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) [syn: retract, draw back] 3: move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; “Pull back your arms!” 4: pull back the sling of (a bow); “The archers were drawing their bows” [syn: draw] 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” [syn: retreat, back out , back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns , withdraw]