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Draw back
Answer for the clue "Draw back ", 6 letters:
resile
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Word definitions for resile in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1520s, "draw back," from obsolete French resiler "withdraw from an agreement," or directly from Latin resilire "to jump back" (see resilience ). Meaning "spring back, start back, recoil" (of material things) from 1708. Related: Resiled ; resiling .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
resile \re*sile"\ (r[-e]*z[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. resiled (-z[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. resiling .] [L. resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See Salient .] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. --J. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease" spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: bounce , take ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
Usage examples of resile.
The more I resiled from their excessive civilities, the more I was loaded with them.