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Meanings of pull back in English

Portuguese
recuar
Catalan
allunyar-se
Spanish
retirarse

Pull back or move away or backward.

recuar
Spanish
retirar

Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

retirar
Usage of pull back in English
1
But if we pull back from Europe, will we look further inwards?
The Guardian
2
Marsan said the villagers had fled after seeing the water pull back.
Reuters
3
A pull back could have ramifications for certain issuers bringing new issues.
Reuters
4
We are living way beyond our means and we must pull back.
The Irish Times
5
This week is definitely a pull back and regroup moment, over all.
Ebony
6
Only this week did the index pull back below the 20 level.
Reuters
7
They had lost sight of the whaleship on the long pull back.
Amagansett
8
Stephanie felt her mind go slack for a moment, then pull back.
Love overboard
9
A startling sense of negation-ofrevulsion-causedFee to pull back his hands.
Magic terror: seven tales
10
We used her knee to pull back and trip the brake release.
Carrion comfort
11
I want to see what follows the scouts when they pull back.
Imperfect Sword
12
He has refused rebel demands he pull back troops to facilitate talks.
Reuters
13
Restlessly, the others pull back to wait for the next passenger vehicle.
Reuters
14
Undo Send cannot pull back any e-mail that has already gone out.
Wired
15
He was shaky when he finally had the sense to pull back.
Patrick's destiny
16
That made Micah and Nathaniel pull back enough to look at me.
Incubus Dreams
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