pull back

pull back

• n.
  • a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back

    同义词：pullbacktieback

  • (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)

    同义词：pullback

• v.
  • pull back or move away or backward

    同义词：withdrawretreatpull awaydraw backrecederetiremove back

  • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

    同义词：retractdraw back

  • move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
  • pull back the sling of (a bow)

    同义词：draw

  • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

    同义词：retreatback outback awaycrawfishcrawfish outpull in one's hornswithdraw