PULLBACK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops
   Hypernyms(s) pullback is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • withdrawal (what does withdrawal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   • retreat (what does retreat mean?)
   • pull away (what does pull away mean?)
   • draw back (what does draw back mean?)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   • pull back (what does pull back mean?)
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
   • move back (what does move back mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
   Synonym(s)
   • tieback (what does tieback mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks
   Hypernyms(s) pullback is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • holding device (what does holding device mean?)