Thesaurus: pullback
That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.
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Definitions
- n. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.
- n. The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open at a fixed point.
- n. a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back
- n. (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
- 1. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance. 2. (Arch) The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open at a fixed point.
- The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to holdit party open at a fixed point.
- n:100 n. a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back n. (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)