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Meaning of word draw back from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Pull back or move away or backward.

Example : The enemy withdrew.
The limo pulled away from the curb.

Synonyms : move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.

Time marches on.
advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress

Meaning : Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ).

Synonyms : pull back, retract

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