Words nearby pull
Idioms for pull
Origin of pull
before 1000; Middle English pullen (v.), Old English pullian to pluck, pluck the feathers of, pull, tug; compare Middle Low German pūlen to strip off husks, pick, Old Norse pūla to work hard
OTHER WORDS FROM pull
pull·a·ble, adjectivepull·er, nounsynonym study for pull
2. See draw.
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British Dictionary definitions for pull
pull
/ (pʊl) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
See also pull about, pull back, pull down, pull in, pull off, pull on, pull out, pull over, pull through, pull together, pull up
Derived forms of pull
puller, nounWord Origin for pull
Old English pullian; related to Icelandic pūla to beat
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Idioms and Phrases with pull
pull
In addition to the idioms beginning with pull
- pull a boner
- pull a fast one
- pull away
- pull back
- pull down
- pull in
- pulling teeth
- pull in one's horns
- pull no punches
- pull off
- pull oneself together
- pull oneself up by the bootstraps
- pull one's punches
- pull one's weight
- pull out
- pull out all the stops
- pull out of a hat
- pull over
- pull rank
- pull round
- pull someone's chain
- pull someone's leg
- pull something
- pull strings
- pull the plug on
- pull the rug out from under
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
- pull through
- pull together
- pull up
- pull up stakes
- pull wires
also see:
- fast one, pull a
- have pull with
- like pulling teeth
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