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pull-back

pull-back is the alternative spelling of pullback.

Meaning of pullback

Noun

pullback (plural pullbacks)

  1. The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal.
  2. The act of drawing a camera back to broaden the visible scene.
  3. (archaic) Something that holds back; a drawback; a hindrance.
    • Your disorders are a pull-back for your good qualities.1710 October 31 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Jonathan Swift, “[Dr. Swift’s Journal to Stella.] (please specify |letter=I–LXV).”, in Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, editors, The Works of the...
  4. A reduction in the price of a financial instrument after reaching a peak
  5. An attacking pass from the wing into a position further from the attacking goal line.
    • The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnson's pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards.2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC
  6. (historical) A device for making a woman's gown hang close and straight in front.

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Forms of pull-back

pluralpull-backs

Origin of pull-back

Deverbal from pull back.

Questions about pull-back

What is pull-back the alternative spelling of?
Pull-back is the alternative spelling of pullback.

Words near pull-back in the dictionary

  1. pull up the ladder
  2. pull up your pants
  3. pull'd
  4. pull-apart
  5. pull-aparts
  6. pull-back
  7. pull-backs
  8. pull-down
  9. pull-down resistor
  10. pull-down resistors
  11. pull-downs

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