verb
Meaning 1
to retreat from a position
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
draw back
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Pronunciation
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/dɹɔː ˈbæk/
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verb
Meaning 2
to move backwards
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
to withdraw from an undertaking
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
to pull something back or apart
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verb
Meaning 5
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: retract, pull back
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pull
verb
Meaning 6
pull back or move away or backward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: withdraw, retreat, pull away, recede, pull back, retire, move back
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: travel, go, move, locomote
Narrower terms: fall back, retrograde, retreat, back up, back off, back down
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: оттеглям се (ottegljam se) — retreat from a position
- Galician: arredar — retreat from a position
- Latin: retrahō — retreat from a position
- Latin: recēdō — retreat from a position