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draw back vs back off

back off vs draw back

draw back and back off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
draw back No No Yes No
back off No No Yes No
As verbs, back off is a hyponym of draw back; that is, back off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than draw back:
  • draw back: pull back or move away or backward
  • back off: move backwards from a certain position
Other hyponyms of draw back include fall back, retreat, retrograde, back down, back up.
draw back (verb) back off (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 off

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