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draw back vs back down

back down vs draw back

draw back and back down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
draw back No No Yes No
back down No No Yes No
As verbs, back down is a hyponym of draw back; that is, back down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than draw back:
  • draw back: pull back or move away or backward
  • back down: move backwards from a certain position
Other hyponyms of draw back include fall back, retreat, retrograde, back off, back up.
draw back (verb) back down (verb)
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) move backwards from a certain position
pull back or move away or backward remove oneself from an obligation
Difference between draw back and back down

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