draw back

Verb

• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

• pull back or move away or backward
  • The enemy withdrew
    
  • The limo pulled away from the curb
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  retract , pull back , withdraw , retreat , pull away , recede , retire , move back
• Antonyms: 
  advance , progress , pass on , move on , march on , go on