pull away

— Phrasal Verb with pull

/pʊl/ verb

Definition

START MOVING › If a vehicle pulls away, it starts moving: I just managed to get on the bus before it pulled away.

MOVE BACKWARDS › If you pull away from someone who is holding you, you suddenly move your body backwards, away from them.

(Definition of pull away from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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