definition of
pull back

[1] #1 pull back v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb". wn

[2] #2 pull back v. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ). wn

[3] #3 pull back v. move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!". wn

[4] #4 pull back v. stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows". wn

[5] #5 pull back v. 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". wn