Close and Pull back

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Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Pull back and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull back" instead a verb "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Pull back verb - Pull back or move away or backward.

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Close and pull back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Pull back".

As soon as the English are too close to pull back, the Scots drop their facade and pick up long pikes, which slaughter the horses.

Source: Film / Braveheart
However, the guns are so worthless you'd be better off trying to pull back to minimum missile range when you draw in close, because they deal Scratch Damage, have a retarded aiming reticule that lies to you and overheat if fired continuously for more than a few seconds.

Source: Guns Are Worthless
If it's a Berserker and your soldier has "Close Quarters Specialist," they can get off four shots in one turn if either the Berserker is drawn into the required range by another soldier or if they pull back slightly with "Run & Gun" before using "Rapid Fire".

Source: Video Game / XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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