Pullback — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back

(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʊlbæk/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʊlbak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʊlbak/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʊlbæk/.

Examples

the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks
the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tieback

Parts of Speech

noun	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”
noun	(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) “the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops”

Word Forms

pull back

verb

pull back or move away or backward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückzug

eine Vorrichtung (als dekorative Schlaufe aus Kordel oder Stoff) zum Halten oder Zurückziehen von etwas

🇫🇷French

retrait

un dispositif (sous forme de boucle décorative de cordon ou de tissu) pour retenir ou retirer quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

obstáculo

un dispositivo (como un lazo decorativo de cordón o tela) para sostener o tirar algo hacia atrás

🇮🇹Italian

ritiro

un dispositivo (come un anello decorativo di corda o tessuto) per trattenere o tirare indietro qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

terugtrekken

een apparaat (als een decoratieve lus van koord of stof) om iets vast te houden of terug te trekken

🇵🇹Portuguese

retrocesso

um dispositivo (como um laço decorativo de cordão ou tecido) para segurar ou puxar algo de volta

🇷🇺Russian

откат

приспособление (в виде декоративной петли из шнура или ткани) для удерживания или затягивания чего-либо назад

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठहराना

किसी चीज़ को पकड़ने या वापस खींचने के लिए एक उपकरण (नाल या कपड़े के सजावटी लूप के रूप में)।

🇧🇩Bengali

পুলব্যাক

একটি ডিভাইস (কর্ড বা ফ্যাব্রিকের একটি আলংকারিক লুপ হিসাবে) কিছু ধরে রাখার বা পিছনে আঁকার জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

இழுத்தல்

எதையாவது வைத்திருப்பதற்கு அல்லது வரைவதற்கு ஒரு சாதனம் (தண்டு அல்லது துணியின் அலங்கார வளையமாக).

🇮🇳Telugu

పుల్ బ్యాక్

ఒక పరికరం (త్రాడు లేదా ఫాబ్రిక్ యొక్క అలంకార లూప్ వలె) పట్టుకోవడం లేదా వెనక్కి లాగడం కోసం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुलबॅक

काहीतरी मागे ठेवण्यासाठी किंवा काढण्यासाठी डिव्हाइस (कॉर्ड किंवा फॅब्रिकचे सजावटीचे लूप म्हणून).

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુલબેક

કંઈક પાછું પકડવા અથવા દોરવા માટેનું ઉપકરણ (કોર્ડ અથવા ફેબ્રિકના સુશોભન લૂપ તરીકે).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂದೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸೆಳೆಯಲು ಸಾಧನ (ಬಳ್ಳಿಯ ಅಥವಾ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯ ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ ಲೂಪ್ ಆಗಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിൻവലിക്കൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും തിരികെ പിടിക്കുന്നതിനോ വരയ്ക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള ഒരു ഉപകരണം (ചരട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തുണിയുടെ അലങ്കാര ലൂപ്പായി).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁੱਲਬੈਕ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਫੜਨ ਜਾਂ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਉਪਕਰਣ (ਰੌਡੀ ਜਾਂ ਫੈਬਰਿਕ ਦੇ ਸਜਾਵਟੀ ਲੂਪ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پل بیک

کسی چیز کو پکڑنے یا کھینچنے کے لئے ایک آلہ (ڈور یا تانے بانے کے آرائشی لوپ کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拉回

用于固定或拉回某物的装置（如绳索或织物的装饰环）

🇯🇵Japanese

プルバック

何かを保持したり引き戻したりするための装置（コードまたは布地の装飾的な輪として）

🇰🇷Korean

철수

무언가를 붙잡거나 끌어당기기 위한 장치(끈이나 천으로 만든 장식용 고리)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thoái lui

một thiết bị (như một vòng dây hoặc vải trang trí) để giữ hoặc kéo một cái gì đó trở lại

🇹🇭Thai

ดึงกลับ

อุปกรณ์ (เป็นห่วงประดับด้วยเชือกหรือผ้า) สำหรับจับหรือดึงสิ่งของกลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menarik kembali

perangkat (sebagai lingkaran dekoratif dari tali atau kain) untuk menahan atau menarik sesuatu kembali

🇲🇾Malay

penarikan balik

peranti (sebagai gelung hiasan kord atau kain) untuk memegang atau menarik sesuatu ke belakang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انسحاب

جهاز (على شكل حلقة زخرفية من الحبل أو القماش) لحمل أو سحب شيء ما إلى الخلف

🇮🇷Persian

عقب نشینی

وسیله ای (به عنوان حلقه تزئینی از بند ناف یا پارچه) برای نگه داشتن یا عقب کشیدن چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

geri çekilme

bir şeyi tutmak veya geri çekmek için kullanılan bir cihaz (kordon veya kumaştan yapılmış dekoratif bir halka)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נסיגה

מכשיר (כלולאה דקורטיבית של חוט או בד) לאחיזה או משיכה של משהו בחזרה

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The primary meaning of 'pullback' is 'a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back'.

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Using 'pullback' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'pullback' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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