phrasal verb

Pull back

Rank #1566Letter PInseparable

2Sections

Score a goal or point when losing

Meanings

  • Score a goal or point when losing (separable [optional], British English)
  • place, especially when talking about soldiers (separable [optional], International English)
  • Move away from someone (intransitive, International English)
  • Decide not to do something or not to be involved with it any longer (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • They're PULLING BACK a summer launch date.
  • The policy's PULLED BACK reducing overheads.
  • We need to PULL BACK the right market segment.

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