pullback

Meaning

1. The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal.
2. The act of drawing a camera back to broaden the visible scene.
3. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.
4. The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it partly open at a fixed point.
5. A reduction in the price of a financial instrument after reaching a peak
6. An attacking pass from the wing into a position further from the attacking goal line.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data