Pull back - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 13/01/2023

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Pull back.

6 letter answer(s) to pull back

  1. a movement back from an impact
  2. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
  3. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
  4. spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
  5. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
  6. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
  1. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
  2. cause to be out on a fielding play
  3. cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
  4. dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"
  5. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
  6. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
  7. make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
  8. prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
  9. pull back or move away or backward;
  10. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
  11. withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

7 letter answer(s) to pull back

  1. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
  2. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
  3. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
  4. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
  5. an area where you can be alone
  6. 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"
  7. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
  8. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
  9. pull back or move away or backward;
  10. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
  11. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retr

Frequently asked questions about ‘Pull back’

What's the best solution for Pull back?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Pull back is RECOIL. Other possible answers include RETIRE, RETREAT.

How many solutions are there for Pull back?

We have found 3 possible answers for the crossword clue Pull back.

Which crosswords feature clues like Pull back?

Clues like Pull back often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Independent Inquisitor, Sunday Mirror, The Observer Everyman, The Guardian Genius, Daily Mirror, among others.


Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Pull back'

ClueAnswers
Refuge11
Kick10
Withdraw10
Sanctuary6
Withdrawal4
Call it a day3
Go to bed3
Hideaway3
Hit the hay3
Stop working3
Turn in3
Bow out2
Go backwards2
Spring back2
(As a firearm) spring back1
About-turn in relation to threat, not hard1
Bolt hole1
Camp David, e.g.1
Conference site1
Den perhaps referring to pleasant surprise1
Flinch in horror1
French to be taken in by sneak in religious centre?1
Give up working1
Give way concerning cure1
Go back and put on another coat of creosote?1
Go back to bed?1
Go on Social Security, ma1
Go to bed with short old age pensioner?1
Gun jerk1
Gun motion1
Hang it up1
Head of state returned to deal with military action1
Head off worry and anger - give up work1
Jerk back1
Leave one's post, possibl1
Meditation location1
Once again tend to fall back1
Once more give and withdraw1
Opposite of charge1
Quail ground to cook with head removed1
Queen stopping King Edward's upcoming retirement1
Queen stopping King Edward, say, being sent back to refuge1
Quit for good, jobwise1
Respond nervously regarding carbon fuel1
Show disgust1
Shrink back in fear on meeting snake1
Shrink is about to medicate1
Shrink wrapping of rare electrical part1
Shy away from angry crocodile wanting fish1
Shy away from greasy stuff found under playground1

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