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PULLBACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
Example:
the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
Example:
the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks
Synonyms:
pullback; tieback
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pullback" is a kind of...):
holding device (a device for holding something)
