Crossword Dictionary

[v] 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"
[v] move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"
[v] pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
[v] use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
[v] pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"