Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Pull Back

• (verb) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
• (verb) stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
• (verb) move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"
• (verb) use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
• (verb) pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

Synonyms of Pull Back

• Withdraw
• Retreat
• Pull Away
• Draw Back
• Recede
• Retire
• Move Back
• Retract
• Draw Back
• Draw
• Retreat
• Back Out
• Back Away
• Crawfish
• Crawfish Out
• Pull In One's Horns
• Withdraw

Antonyms of Pull Back

• Advance

Homophones of Pull Back