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• pull away — verb pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 1) The enemy withdrew The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: ↑withdraw, ↑retreat, ↑draw back, ↑recede, ↑pull back, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• pull away — v. (D; intr., tr.) to pull away from (to pull away from the curb; she pulled the child away from the fire) * * * (D; intr., tr.) to pull away from (to pull away from the curb; she pull awayed the child away from the fire) …   Combinatory dictionary

• pull away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms pull away : present tense I/you/we/they pull away he/she/it pulls away present participle pulling away past tense pulled away past participle pulled away 1) if a vehicle or driver pulls away, they start to… …   English dictionary

• pull away — 1) PHRASAL VERB When a vehicle or driver pulls away, the vehicle starts moving forward. [V P] I stood in the driveway and watched him back out and pull away. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you pull away from someone that you have had close links with, you… …   English dictionary

• pull away — verb To move ahead. Schumacher is beginning to pull away from the rest of the racers …   Wiktionary

• pull away — phr verb Pull away is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑car, ↑train …   Collocations dictionary

• pull away from — phr verb Pull away from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑kerb …   Collocations dictionary

• pull away (from something) — ˌpull aˈway (from sth) derived (of a vehicle) to start moving • They waved as the bus pulled away. Main entry: ↑pullderived …   Useful english dictionary

• pull away — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. depart, pull off, go; see leave 1 …   English dictionary for students

• pull away — intransitive verb Date: circa 1934 1. to draw oneself back or away ; withdraw 2. to move off or ahead …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pull away — to drive away from a standing start …   Dictionary of automotive terms