WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
draw back v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress] 2: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) [syn: retract, pull back, draw back]