Definition: stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
Usage: The archers were drawing their bows
Similar words: stretch
Definition: pull in opposite directions
Usage: During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack
Synonyms: pull back
Definition: move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
Usage: Pull back your arms!
Similar words: pull, force, draw
Definition: cause to move by pulling
Usage: draw a wagon; pull a sled
Synonyms: pull back, retract, draw back
Definition: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Similar words: pull
Definition: apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
Usage: Pull the rope; Pull the handle towards you; pull the string gently; pull the trigger of the gun; pull your knees towards your chin
Synonyms: retire, retreat, pull away, pull back, recede, withdraw, draw back, move back
Definition: pull back or move away or backward
Usage: The enemy withdrew; The limo pulled away from the curb
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast