1 A vehicle or its driver pulls away when the vehicle starts moving after being stationary for a while, eg at the side of the road or at traffic lights:
The car pulled away into the wide street.
2 A person pulls away when they move back suddenly in alarm or suprise:
Lily pulled away from him and screamed.
Pull back
You pull back from something when you decide not to do it or not to be involved in it:
Jane disagreed, but pulled back from starting an argument
Pull down
A building or other structured is pulled down when it is deliberately taken down or demolished, eg to clear land or because it is unsafe:
1. People pull down lovely old houses because they're falling to pieces. 2. Most of the ancient city walls were pulled down twenty years ago.
Pull in or pull into
1 A vehicle or its driver pulls in or pulls into a place, when the vehicle leaves the road it has been travelling on and turns off or stops, eg at the side of of the road or at a filling station:
1. She pulled in on the opposite side of the road, and switched off the engine. 2. Pull into the side a minute and let's talk. 3. Eventually they pulled into the lane behind the house.
2 A train pulls into a station when it arrives there:
The train pulled into Woodburn, and Clare stepped out of the carriage.
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