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draw back

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move backverb

    pull back or move away or backward

    "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

  2. retract, pull back, draw backverb

    use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

Wiktionary

  1. draw backverb

    to retreat from a position

  2. draw backverb

    to move backwards

  3. draw backverb

    to withdraw from an undertaking

  4. draw backverb

    to pull something back or apart

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  1. draw back

    Draw back generally refers to moving or pulling backward or away from something or someone, typically due to fear, disgust or dislike. It can also mean to hesitate or decide not to do something because of fear or reluctance.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of draw back in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of draw back in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of draw back in a Sentence

  1. Michael Pachter:

    All the media companies are going to fight back and draw back their content.

  2. Eric Dickerson:

    The Rams were gone for 22 years. That’s like all of a sudden, I’m gonna go outside and take the trash out and I come back 22 years later, ‘Hey, honey, I’m home!’ ‘Where the hell you’ve been for 22 years?' the Rams have not been here, so they have to expect a little push back, a little draw back.

  3. David Mabey:

    Little crystals get into your lymphatic system. ... After many years, they block it so the lymph can't draw back and your foot swells up.


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