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English-Dutch technical dictionary. 2013.
to pull back
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pull back (or pull someone/thing back) — 1》 withdraw from an undertaking. 2》 improve or restore a team s position in a sporting contest. → pull … English new terms dictionary
pull back — ► pull back 1) retreat or withdraw. 2) improve or restore a team s position in a sporting contest. Main Entry: ↑pull … English terms dictionary
pull back from something — pull back (from (something)) to change to a less extreme way of thinking. The hijackers then pulled back from threats to blow up the ship and its 200 passengers … New idioms dictionary
pull back from — pull back (from (something)) to change to a less extreme way of thinking. The hijackers then pulled back from threats to blow up the ship and its 200 passengers … New idioms dictionary
pull back — (from (something)) to change to a less extreme way of thinking. The hijackers then pulled back from threats to blow up the ship and its 200 passengers … New idioms dictionary
pull back — index retreat, withdraw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pull|back — «PUL BAK», noun. 1. a withdrawal: »Washington hopes that the Kremlin may conceive it to be in its own interest to make further pullbacks (Atlantic). 2. = retrenchment. (Cf. ↑retrenchment) … Useful english dictionary
pull back — verb 1. pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 1) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pull back — UK US pull back Phrasal Verb with pull({{}}/pʊl/ verb [T] ► to decide not to continue doing something because of increasing costs or problems: »We were ready to go ahead with the project but had to pull back at the last minute. pull back from sth … Financial and business terms
pull back — phrasal verb Word forms pull back : present tense I/you/we/they pull back he/she/it pulls back present participle pulling back past tense pulled back past participle pulled back 1) [intransitive/transitive] if soldiers pull back, or if someone… … English dictionary
pull back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone pulls back from an action, they decide not to do it or continue with it, because it could have bad consequences. [V P from n] They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation... [V P] The British government… … English dictionary
