pullback
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- holding device hypernym
Sense 2 noun
(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops
Types & categories
- withdrawal hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | holding device |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | retreat |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | withdrawal |