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pull back

verbid 15954·updated Jun 3, 2026
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use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

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Variants

synonym
drawretractretreat
pasttense
pulled back
presentparticiple
pulling back
thirdpersonsingular
pulls back
pastparticiple
pulled back

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
§2
stretch back a bowstring on an archer's bow
§3
move to a rearward position
§4
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
§5
pull back or move away or backward
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
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