Definition of Pullback

Noun: pullback 'pÃ»l,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 pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"

Verb: pull back pÃ»l bak

Pull back or move away or backward
"The enemy pulled back";
- withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, retire, move back
Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
- retract, draw back
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
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- retreat, back out, back away, crawfish [N. Amer], crawfish out [N. Amer], pull in one's horns, withdraw, crayfish [US]