Definition of draw back Draw back
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What does draw back mean?
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| draw back - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" | ||
| withdraw, retreat, pull away, recede, pull back, retire, move back | ||
| march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on, advance develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| fall back retreat | ||
| retreat, retrograde 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" | ||
| back down, back off, back up make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!" | ||
| draw back - use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | ||
| retract, pull back | ||
| pull strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" | ||
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