draw back's Usage Examples:

type of military operation, generally meaning that retreating forces draw back while maintaining contact with the enemy.

Johann himself was happy to draw back from conducting at such occasions in addition to allowing Josef to compose.

On the second, Anarrhysis (from ἀναρρύειν, "to draw back the victim's head"), a sacrifice of oxen was offered at the public cost.

This village has a major draw back due to the inhabitants, failure in maintaining the rivers and canals.

advantage to the king would be of maintaining in great pomp if they were to draw back at the hour of his (King's) need".

this, the Spanish forces assaulted Algerian forces, who proceeded to draw back to positions further inland.

an open letter calling for a Leader of the Labour Party who will not "draw back to the ‘New Labour’ creed of the past" and will oppose austerity.

During this battle, the Allied units were forced to draw back from Zonnebeke and St Julien to a line of trenches closer to Ypres as.

commander Lamarche realised that all that could be done for the moment was to draw back to an entrenched camp at Famars and the fortress of Valenciennes.

It came for Wally West to draw back to the Speed Force, but instead took Linda Park.

left to play, a slump by United allowed the blue side of Manchester to draw back level with two games to go, setting up a thrilling finale to the season.

the labia majora swell due to increased blood flow to the region, and draw back, opening the vulva slightly.

mineral-base hydraulic fluids and were developed to address the low flash point draw back of mineral based hydraulic fluids.

a mile, Cambridge held a half-length lead but the Dark Blues began to draw back into contention and took the lead just before Craven Cottage.

keeps her painting hidden behind a curtain that only he is allowed to draw back, thus now she only smiles for him.

Synonyms:

fall back; travel; back away; go; back off; pull away; retire; move; back down; recede; locomote; retrograde; pull in one's horns; pull back; move back; crawfish; retreat; crawfish out; withdraw; back out; back up;

Antonyms:

stay in place; advance; rise; recede; ascend;