- pull back
- pull back (from (something))
to change to a less extreme way of thinking.
The hijackers then pulled back from threats to blow up the ship and its 200 passengers.
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pull back — index retreat, withdraw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pull back — UK US pull back Phrasal Verb with pull({{}}/pʊl/ verb [T] ► to decide not to continue doing something because of increasing costs or problems: »We were ready to go ahead with the project but had to pull back at the last minute. pull back from sth … Financial and business terms
pull back — verb a) To pull in a backwards direction 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. b) To retreat Her nightgown was thin, and she felt chilly as… … Wiktionary
pull back — phr verb Pull back is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑army Pull back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bang, ↑bolt, ↑cover, ↑drape, ↑fist, ↑flap, ↑hood, ↑sheet, ↑veil … Collocations dictionary
Pull-back — Das Faserprodukt ist ein Begriff aus dem mathematischen Teilgebiet der Kategorientheorie, der in vielen Bereichen benutzt wird. Zentrale Bedeutung kommt dem Faserprodukt in der algebraischen Geometrie zu. Der Begriff des Faserproduktes ist dual… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pull back from — phr verb Pull back from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑brink … Collocations dictionary
pull back — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, abrupt, alienate, avoid, back down, back out, backslide, balance, beat a retreat, beat around, beg the question, blench, blink, boggle, cast off, cast out, cock, cringe, cut adrift, cut off, cut out,… … Moby Thesaurus
pull-back — noun A pass into a position further from the attacking goal … Wiktionary
pull — Synonyms and related words: abandon, accomplish, adduct, adduction, affinity, allure, allurement, amperage, appeal, apprehend, armipotence, arrest, arrive, assume, attack, attract, attractance, attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, authority … Moby Thesaurus
pull out — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abrupt, alienate, apostatize, avulse, back down, back out, bank, be getting along, beat a retreat, beg off, betray, bolt, break away, buzz off, cast off, cast out, come away, crab, cringe, cry off, cut adrift … Moby Thesaurus
pull in — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, apprehend, approach, arrest, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, attain, attain to, be received, bit, blow in, bob up, bridle, bust, check, check in, clock in, collar, come, come in, come to, come to… … Moby Thesaurus
