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pulled
We have found lemma(root) word of pulled : pull.
Definitions
[pʊl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself
(e.g: he pulled them down on to the couch)
- move steadily in a specified direction or manner
(e.g: the bus was about to pull away)
- attract (someone) as a customer; cause to show interest in something
(e.g: anyone can enter the show if they have a good act and the ability to pull a crowd)
- bring out (a weapon) for use against someone
(e.g: it's not every day a young woman pulls a gun on a burglar)
- damage (a muscle, ligament, etc.) by abnormal strain
(e.g: he pulled a calf muscle in the first half of the game and had to be replaced)
- cancel or withdraw (an entertainment or advertisement)
(e.g: the gig was pulled at the first sign of difficulty)
- play (the ball) round to the leg side from the off
- (of a lineman) withdraw from and cross behind the line of scrimmage to block opposing players and clear the way for a runner
(e.g: he may be their best ever lineman—he can run and pull with the best)
- print (a proof)
Phrases:
- be like pulling teeth
- pull one's head in
- pull one's weight
- pull oneself together
- pull punches
- pull someone's leg
- pull something out of the bag
- pull strings
- pull the other one
- pull the plug
- pull the strings
- pull together
- pull wires
Origin
:
Old English pullian ‘pluck, snatch’; origin uncertain; the sense has developed from expressing a short sharp action to one of sustained force
[pʊl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of pulling something
(e.g: give the hair a quick pull and it comes out by the roots)
- a force drawing someone or something in a particular direction
(e.g: the pull of the water tore her away)
- (in sport) a pulling stroke
- a printer's proof
Phrases:
- be like pulling teeth
- pull one's head in
- pull one's weight
- pull oneself together
- pull punches
- pull someone's leg
- pull something out of the bag
- pull strings
- pull the other one
- pull the plug
- pull the strings
- pull together
- pull wires
Origin
:
Old English pullian ‘pluck, snatch’; origin uncertain; the sense has developed from expressing a short sharp action to one of sustained force
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