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  • verb Used other than as an idiom. To pull in a backwards direction
  • verb To retreat
  • verb To retract
  • verb transitive to pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.
  • verb transitive, sports To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.
  • verb transitive, sports To score when the team is losing.

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