make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" Synonyms: retreat, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one''s horns, withdraw,
stretch back a bowstring (on an archer''s bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" Synonyms: draw,
move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) Synonyms: retract, draw back,