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Definition of pull back phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pull back

phrasal verb
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pull back
  1. (of an army) to move back from a place synonym withdraw
  2. to decide not to do something that you were intending to do, because of possible problems synonym withdraw
    • Their sponsors pulled back at the last minute.
pull somebody back
  1. to make an army move back from a place
pull back | pull something back
  1. (sport) to improve a team’s position in a game
    • Rangers pulled back to 4–3.
    • They pulled back a goal just before half-time.
See pull back in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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