pull back

See also: pullback and pull-back

English

Verb

pull back

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see pull,‎ back.
To retreat
- 2010, Africasia, Birao is a garrison town near the border with Chad and Sudan
  Central African armed forces (FACA) troops were forced to pull back from the town and were planning an operation to retake it, the source said.
To retract
(transitive) to pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.
- 1994, Linda Winstead, Guardian Angel
  Her nightgown was thin, and she felt chilly as she stepped across the hall, pulling back the curtain that shielded Gabriel's room.
- 2002 Dennis J. Barton, Cola Wars
  What's more, I pull back the sheets to take a quick but suspicious gander at Bunny, and she's wearing a pair of my briefs.
- 2006, Ruth K. Westheimer, Pierre A. Lehu, Sex for Dummies
  An uncircumcised man should always take special precautions when bathing to pull back the foreskin and clean carefully around the glans.
(transitive, sports) To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.
- December 1 2010, Paul Fletcher, BBC News, Ipswich 1-0 West Brom
  Jason Scotland should have scored after Tamas advanced purposefully down the right before pulling the ball back into the path of his team-mate, who shot straight at Myhill.
(transitive, sports) To score when the team is losing.
- Feb 19 2007, Al-Jazeera, Stylish Sevilla pull level with faltering Barcelona
  Ronaldinho pulled back a goal for Barca in injury time with a classy free-kick, but it was clearly too little too late to prevent their third Liga defeat.

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单词	pull back
释义	pull back See also: pullback and pull-back English Verb pull back Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see pull,‎ back. To retreat 2010, Africasia, Birao is a garrison town near the border with Chad and Sudan Central African armed forces (FACA) troops were forced to pull back from the town and were planning an operation to retake it, the source said. To retract (transitive) to pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind. 1994, Linda Winstead, Guardian Angel Her nightgown was thin, and she felt chilly as she stepped across the hall, pulling back the curtain that shielded Gabriel's room. 2002 Dennis J. Barton, Cola Wars What's more, I pull back the sheets to take a quick but suspicious gander at Bunny, and she's wearing a pair of my briefs. 2006, Ruth K. Westheimer, Pierre A. Lehu, Sex for Dummies An uncircumcised man should always take special precautions when bathing to pull back the foreskin and clean carefully around the glans. (transitive, sports) To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line. December 1 2010, Paul Fletcher, BBC News, Ipswich 1-0 West Brom Jason Scotland should have scored after Tamas advanced purposefully down the right before pulling the ball back into the path of his team-mate, who shot straight at Myhill. (transitive, sports) To score when the team is losing. Feb 19 2007, Al-Jazeera, Stylish Sevilla pull level with faltering Barcelona Ronaldinho pulled back a goal for Barca in injury time with a classy free-kick, but it was clearly too little too late to prevent their third Liga defeat. Anagrams puckball
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