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pull apartTo open something by pulling on various parts of it.Rate it:

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pull awayTo move ahead.Rate it:

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pull backto pull in order to reveal something underneath or behind.Rate it:

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pull offTo achieve; to succeed at something difficult.Rate it:

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pull togetherTo unite for a common objective.Rate it:

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the whistle doesn't pull the trainAlternative form of it's not the whistle that pulls the train.Rate it:

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pull oneself togetherTo become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused.Rate it:

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pull upLift upwards or vertically.Rate it:

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pull upRetrieve; get.Rate it:

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pull upDrive close to something, especially a curb.Rate it:

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pull offTo remove by pulling.Rate it:

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bread and pull it! or pullit; poulet?Means hard luck; don't complain; that is all there is.Rate it:

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Pull the Wool over Your EyesTo play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someoneRate it:

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leg pullTo jokeRate it:

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on the pullSeeking the intimate company of a member of the opposite sex.Rate it:

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pull aHe pulled an Elvis and got really fat.Rate it:

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pull a faceTo make an abnormal facial expression.Rate it:

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pull a trainUsed other than as an idiom: see pull, train.Rate it:

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pull a trainTo have sex with several men one after the other.Rate it:

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pull aheadto start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).Rate it:

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pull an all-nighterWork diligently throughout the night.Rate it:

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pull backTo score when the team is losing.Rate it:

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pull backUsed other than as an idiom. To pull in a backwards directionRate it:

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pull backTo pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.Rate it:

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pull backTo retractRate it:

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pull backTo retreatRate it:

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pull downTo cause to fall to the floorRate it:

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pull downTo demolish or destroy.Rate it:

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pull downTo make lower.Rate it:

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pull facesTo make abnormal facial expressions, especially for amusement.Rate it:

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pull inTo approach a station.Rate it:

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pull inTo earn [money].Rate it:

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pull inTo arrest.Rate it:

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pull inTo pull something, so that comes inside.Rate it:

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pull inTo tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.Rate it:

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Pull No PunchesTo hit something with great force and power, attacking something potently, to be honestRate it:

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pull onTo put on by tugging.Rate it:

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pull overTo cause to pull over.Rate it:

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pull punchesTo avoid using a high level of force when punching.Rate it:

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pull punchesTo word something delicately to avoid giving offense or inciting anger.Rate it:

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pull rankTo assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.Rate it:

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pull somebody's legTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.Rate it:

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pull someone down a pegTo lower someone's high self-opinion.Rate it:

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pull stringsTo manipulate, especially by asking favours of.Rate it:

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Pull StringsTo secretly influence something with great impact, to control something from distanceRate it:

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pull teethTo remove teeth, usually because they are diseased or damaged.Rate it:

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pull teethTo do something that is especially difficult or effortful.Rate it:

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pull the other legIn imperative/precative form, used to imply that the speaker does not accept or believe what another has just said.Rate it:

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pull the plugTo cease to support; to halt.Rate it:

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pull the plugTo cease life support.Rate it:

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