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English verb: move back | |||
| 1. | move back (motion) pull back or move away or backward | ||
| Samples | The enemy withdrew. The limo pulled away from the curb. | ||
| Synonyms | draw back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | back down, back off, back up, fall back, retreat, retrograde | ||
| Verb group | back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw | ||
| Antonyms | advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | ||
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