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pull back

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  1. 1. v. pull back or move away or backward Source: wordnet
  2. 2. v. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) Source: wordnet
  3. 3. v. move to a rearward position; pull towards the back Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity Source: wordnet

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