pull back (English, verb)
expansion: pull back (third-person singular simple present pulls back, present participle pulling back, simple past and past participle pulled back)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back.
glosses: To retreat.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.
tags: transitive
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To score when the team is losing.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: pulls back
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: pulling back
tags: participle
present
form: pulled back
tags: participle
past
form: pulled back
tags: past