PULL BACK


Meaning of PULL BACK in English

I .

1.

( of an army ) to move back from a place

SYN withdraw

2.

to decide not to do sth that you were intending to do, because of possible problems

SYN withdraw :

Their sponsors pulled back at the last minute.

II .

pull back | ˌpull sth ↔ ˈback

( sport ) to improve a team's position in a game :

Rangers pulled back to 4–3.

They pulled back a goal just before half-time.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.