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Meanings of pull away in English

Portuguese
recuar
Catalan
allunyar-se

Pull back or move away or backward.

recuar

(For a vehicle) To begin to move.

Usage of pull away in English
1
It takes them a few minutes to start it, to pull away.
Blackbird
2
For a moment she tried to pull away; then she went still.
The Golem and the Jinni
3
The bulky German tried to pull away but could not break free.
Gladiatrix
4
Please let the bus pull away to reveal her broken, mangled corpse.
Catch and Kill
5
They helped him pull away the heavy cloth covering the new barrel.
American empire: blood and iron
6
Vancouver scored three unanswered goals in the second period to pull away.
Reuters
7
She held tight to his hand when he thought to pull away.
Fragile Eternity
8
I think about Enora's warning and try to pull away from him.
Crewel
9
Both teams hoped to pull away from the National League relegation zone.
BBC
10
Difficult, as had no spade, so had pull away sand with hands.
English passengers
11
She didn't know whether to pull away or clutch him to her.
American empire: blood and iron
12
This opened the door for the Cougars to continue to pull away.
Reuters
13
The Gators, though, managed to pull away late in the first half.
Reuters
14
The Grizzlies shot 60 percent in the second half to pull away.
Reuters
15
Utah used hot perimeter shooting to pull away in the third quarter.
Reuters
16
Micah squeezed my hand tight, and then he let me pull away.
Bullet
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Translations for pull away
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Pull away across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common