Words Like PULLBACK

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PULLBACK.

13 Alternative Words Similar to pullback

1 Tieback Noun      Synonym Words Like Tieback
2 Drawback Noun      Synonym Words Like Drawback
3 Hindrance Noun      Synonym Words Like Hindrance
4 Pull Verb      Hypernym Words Like Pull
5 Draw Verb      Hypernym Words Like Draw
6 Force Verb      Hypernym Words Like Force
7 Stretch Verb      Hypernym Words Like Stretch
8 Retreat Verb      Hyponym Words Like Retreat
9 Retrograde Verb      Hyponym Words Like Retrograde
10 Locomote Verb      Hypernym Words Like Locomote
11 Travel Verb      Hypernym Words Like Travel
12 Move Verb      Hypernym Words Like Move
13 Go Verb      Hypernym Words Like Go

3 examples of pullback

1 The limo pulled away from the curb
2 The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
3 He backed out of his earlier promise

10 definitions of pullback

1 That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.
2 The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open at a fixed point.
3 use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
4 move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
5 stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
6 pull back or move away or backward
7 make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
8 (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
9 a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
10 The act or process of pulling back, especially an orderly troop withdrawal.
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