- pull away
- intransitive verb Date: circa 1934 1. to draw oneself back or away ; withdraw 2. to move off or ahead
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pull away
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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 — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. depart, pull off, go; see leave 1 … English dictionary for students
pull away — to drive away from a standing start … Dictionary of automotive terms
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
