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Noun: pullback 'pûl,bak- A device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
"the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks"; - tieback - (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
"The general ordered a pullback of troops from the contested region"; - pullout, fallback - A reduction in the price of a financial instrument after a previous increase
"Investors waited for a pullback before buying more shares" Verb: pull back pûl bak- Move away or backward
"The enemy pulled back"; - withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, retire, move back - Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
"The investor pulled back from the deal at the last minute"; - retreat, back out, back away, crawfish [N. Amer, informal], crawfish out [N. Amer, informal], pull in one's horns [informal], withdraw - Move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
"Pull back your arms!" - Stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
"The archers were pulling back their bows"; - draw - (surgery) hold open the edges of a wound or organ using a surgical instrument called a retractor
"The assistant pulled back the skin during the procedure"; - retract, draw back
Derived forms: pulling back, pulled back, pulls back, pullbacks See also: draw Type of: break, break off, cease, discontinue, draw, give up, go, holding device, lay off, locomote, move, pull, quit, stop, stretch, surcease [archaic], travel, withdrawal Encyclopedia: Pullback Pull back |