pullback
[ poo l-bak ]
/ ˈpʊlˌbæk /
noun
the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
that which pulls something back or impedes its forward movement.
Machinery.
a device for pulling a moving part to its original position.
Origin of pullback
First recorded in 1585–95; noun use of verb phrase
pull back
Words nearby pullback
pull-off,
pull-on,
pull-quote,
pull-top,
pull-up,
pullback,
pulldown,
pulled,
pullet,
pulley,
pulley bone
British Dictionary definitions for pull back
pull back
verb (adverb)
to return or be returned to a rearward position by pulling
the army pulled back
noun pullback
the act of pulling back
a device for restraining the motion of a mechanism, etc, or for returning it to its original position
Idioms and Phrases with pull back
pull back
Retreat, as in The troops gradually pulled back. [Mid-1500s]