draw+back
11draw back — verb 1. pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 8) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑recede, ↑pull back, ↑ …
12draw back — {v.} To move back; back away; step backward; withdraw; move away from. * /When the man spotted the rattlesnake, he drew back and aimed his shotgun./ * /The children drew back from the dog when it barked at them./ * /When the pitcher drew back his …
13draw back — {v.} To move back; back away; step backward; withdraw; move away from. * /When the man spotted the rattlesnake, he drew back and aimed his shotgun./ * /The children drew back from the dog when it barked at them./ * /When the pitcher drew back his …
14draw\ back — v To move back; back away; step backward; withdraw; move away from. When the man spotted the rattlesnake, he drew back and aimed his shotgun. The children drew back from the dog when it barked at them. When the pitcher drew back his arm to pitch… …
15draw back — choose not to take an expected course of action. → draw …
16To draw back — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …
17draw back — intransitive verb Date: 14th century to avoid an issue or commitment …
18draw back — verb a) to retreat from a position b) to move backwards …
19draw back — recoil, withdraw, retreat …
20draw back — Retire, withdraw, retreat …