pull back

Questions about pull back

What does pull back mean?

pull back means "pull back or move away or backward". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for pull back?

Close synonyms include withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pull back a common word?

pull back is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.