PULLBACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pullback mean? 

• PULLBACK (noun)
  The noun PULLBACK has 2 senses:

1. a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back

2. (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)

  Familiarity information: PULLBACK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PULLBACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pullback; tieback

Context example:

the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks

Hypernyms ("pullback" is a kind of...):

holding device (a device for holding something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops

Hypernyms ("pullback" is a kind of...):

withdrawal (the act of withdrawing)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Derivation:

pull back (pull back or move away or backward)