pull 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}, {retire}, {move

back}]

2: move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull

back your arms!"

3: pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing

their bows" [syn: {draw}]

fall back

A feature of a {modem} {protocol} where two modems which

experience data corruption, e.g. due to line noise, can

renegotiate to use a lower speed connection. See also {fall

forward}.