Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pull back | No | No | Yes | No |
pullback | Yes | No | No | No |
pull back (noun) | pullback (noun) |
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(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) | |
a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back |
pull back (verb) | pullback (verb) |
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make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | |
move to a rearward position; pull towards the back | |
stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) | |
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | |
pull back or move away or backward |