pull away

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 move

The bus pulled away from the station around noon.

2) to move away from someone who is trying to hold you or touch you

When he tried to kiss her, she pulled away from him.

3) same as pull ahead

Sullivan pulled away in the final lap.

He appears to be pulling away from his rivals in the election campaign.


English dictionary. 2014.

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