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retrograde vs draw back

draw back vs retrograde

retrograde is an adjective but draw back is not an adjective.

retrograde and draw back both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retrograde No Yes Yes No
draw back No No Yes No
As verbs, draw back is a hypernym of retrograde; that is, draw back is a word with a broader meaning than retrograde:
  • retrograde: move back
  • draw back: pull back or move away or backward
Other hypernyms of retrograde include move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw.
retrograde (adjective) draw back (adjective)
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
going from better to worse
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
retrograde (verb) draw back (verb)
get worse or fall back to a previous condition use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
go back over pull back or move away or backward
move back
move in a direction contrary to the usual one
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
Difference between retrograde and draw back

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