verb
Meaning 1
To move ahead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Schumacher is beginning to pull away from the rest of the racers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
pull away
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verb
Meaning 2
To move oneself further from a target, either literally or figuratively
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- She pulled away from me when I approached her.
- We used to be close, but Paul has been pulling away from me for years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
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, draw back, 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
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: qopmaq — to move ahead
- Russian: отрыва́ться (otryvátʹsja) — to move ahead
- Russian: оторва́ться (otorvátʹsja) — to move ahead
- Russian: отдаля́ться (otdaljátʹsja) — to move ahead
- Russian: отдали́ться (otdalítʹsja) — to move ahead
- Ukrainian: відрива́тися (vidryvátysja) — to move ahead
- Ukrainian: відірва́тися (vidirvátysja) — to move ahead