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  • 121pull out — Syn: withdraw, resign, leave, retire, step down, bow out, back out, give up; informal quit …

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  • 122pull punches — idi a) to lessen the force of one s punches deliberately b) idi inf Informal. to restrain oneself from full action; hold back …

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  • 123pull-down menu — /ˈpʊl daʊn mɛnju/ (say pool down menyooh) noun a computer menu which is instantly accessible and which leaves the screen exactly as it was once an option has been chosen. Also, drop down menu. {from the notion that accessing the menu is… …

  • 124draw back — verb 1. pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 8) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑recede, ↑pull back, ↑ …

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  • 125move back — verb pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 4) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑pull away, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑ …

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  • 126draw back — Synonyms and related words: avoid, back down, back out, beat a retreat, blench, blink, cringe, discount, disengage, dodge, draw in, draw off, duck, evade, fade, fall back, flinch, funk, give ground, give place, go back, hang back, jib, knock off …

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  • 127fall back — Synonyms and related words: avoid, back, back down, back out, back up, backslide, beat a retreat, blench, blink, come after, come last, cringe, degenerate, deteriorate, disengage, disimprove, dodge, draw back, draw off, duck, evade, fade, fall,… …

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  • 128go back — Synonyms and related words: back, back down, back out, back up, beat a retreat, break back, bring back, bring to mind, call back, call to mind, call up, change back, come after, come again, come back, come home, come last, come up again, conjure… …

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