pullback
[
p
oo
l
-bak]
/ˈpʊlˌbæk/
noun
1.
the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
2.
that which pulls something back or impedes its forward movement.
3.
Machinery.
a device for pulling a moving part to its original position.
Origin
1585-95;
noun use of verb phrase
pull back
British Dictionary definitions for
pull back
pull back
verb
(
adverb
)
1.
to return or be returned to a rearward position by pulling:
the army pulled back
noun
2.
the act of pulling back
3.
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
]