pull back

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back.

   pull back or move away or backward

2. To retreat.

   make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

3. (transitive)To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.

4. (transitive)To score when the team is losing.

1. Tom pulled his dog back.

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2. I pulled back the curtain and looked outside.

   deIch zog dem Vorhang zurück und schaute nach draußen. — mramosch

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3. Tom pulled back the curtains and looked out the window.

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4. Tom grabbed Mary by the arm and pulled her back onto the sidewalk.

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5. We're pulling back.

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irregular

• pull upпідняти, дістатиTo move or bring (something) to the present location in its upright position.
• pull offзловживати, ображатиTo remove by pulling.
• pull outмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.
• pull inзробити, робитиTo pull something, so that it comes inside.
• pull downвпускати, впуститиTo make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
• pull backмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back.
• pull overпідняти, дістатиTo come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
• pull awayвідірватися, відриватисяTo move ahead.