pull back
Reverse your advance
To pull back is to withdraw or retreat, either physically or figuratively.
Troops pull back from a position; investors pull back from risky markets.
It can also mean to restrain oneself: I was about to say something harsh but pulled back.
A pullback is the noun form—a tactical retreat or a decline in prices after a rise.
Remove or pull away
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
- evacuateLeave due to danger
- retireCease employment permanently
backtrack · recede · depart · escape · flee · abandon · vacate · leave
Winding cylinder or dance
- shrinkDecrease in size
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- shortenReduce in extent
- diminishTo make smaller
recede · constrict · tighten · compress · tuck · fold · curl · draw
Pause in uncertainty
- restrainLimit freedom of movement
- holdMaintain in grasp
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- reconsiderThink about something anew
temper · moderate · curb · check · rein · bridle · brake · slow
withdraw
Remove or pull away
retire · backtrack · recede · depart · escape · flee · abandon · vacate · leave · exit
reel
Winding cylinder or dance
diminish · recede · constrict · tighten · compress · tuck · fold · curl · draw · coil
hesitate
Pause in uncertainty
reconsider · temper · moderate · curb · check · rein · bridle · brake · slow · deliberate
drape
Hang in folds
draw · slide · open · fabric · window · stage · theater · dramatic · flourish · parting
flinch
Involuntary retreat from threat
cringe · twitch · balk · jolt · kickback · snapback · spring · shudder · quiver · blench
- maneuversmaneuver, feint, sidestep, dodge, evasion
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- pullingtug, yank, drag, haul, tow
- retreatwithdrawal, retreating, withdraw, retreat, fallback
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- Back Offhands off, butt out, keep away, stay out, keep out
pull backpush forward
Proceed with determination
move forward · advance · press forward · lean in · step forward