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pullback
CIDE DICTIONARY
pullback, n.
- That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance. [1913 Webster]
- The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open at a fixed point. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
pullback
avoidance, bitter-ender, conservative, cringe, curtailment, cut, cutback, disengagement, dodge, duck, evasion, fallback, flinch, fundamentalist, old liner, pullout, recoil, reculade, retirement, retreat, retrenchment, right-winger, rightist, rollback, shy, sidestep, sidestepping, standpat, standpatter, tory, wince, withdrawal, withdrawmentFor further exploring for "pullback" in Webster Dictionary Online
