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retire vs pull back

pull back vs retire

retire and pull back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retire No No Yes No
pull back No No Yes No
As verbs, retire and pull back are synonyms defined as:
  • retire and pull back: pull back or move away or backward
Other synonyms of retire include draw back, move back, pull away, recede, retreat, withdraw.
retire (verb) pull back (verb)
prepare for sleep make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
cause to get out move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
cause to be out on a fielding play stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
lose interest use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
pull back or move away or backward pull back or move away or backward
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
break from a meeting or gathering
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
withdraw from active participation
make (someone) retire
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
Difference between retire and pull back

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