if soldiers pull back, or if someone pulls them back, they move back towards their own land
to decide not to do something that will probably have bad effects
to move your body away from someone who is holding you or touching you
to score a goal when your team is losing in a football match
At one point it looks like the boy tries to get away before getting pulled back.
Hair can stand on edge to make the mammal seem larger; lips are pulled back to make fangs look as large as possible.
If you can get away with pulling back an opponent, you do so.
It feels like my body is going to be pulled back through the seat.
Jim pulled back from her with a hurt expression.
Late in the 2nd half Honduras pulled back a goal.
Our tank and infantry forces pulled back to regroup.
Suddenly, the screen gets pulled back and she's looking at me in my very poor bra and pants.
The government has pulled back from sending the navy there.
There are lifestyle changes we can make to pull back from the brink and remain effective.
There may be another few points in the opinion polls that can be pulled back this way.
When he did escape, he hit a poor pull back.
You can't pull back so humans get horrific injuries.
You risk getting pulled back and dancing to his tune all over again.
pulls back
pulling back
pulled back
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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