Pull

  • 21pull-up — n BrE an exercise in which you use your arms to pull yourself up towards a bar above your head American Equivalent: chin up …

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  • 22pull-up — pull ,up noun count an exercise in which you hold a bar that is above your head and pull yourself up off the ground …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23Pull — Un nom qui fut autrefois très porté dans la plaine de Corbère (P O). Il correspond au catalan poll, mais ce dernier mot possède trois sens, qui peuvent tous convenir : poussin (ou poulet), pou, peuplier. Difficile de faire un choix, même si j ai… …

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  • 24pull in — (someone/something) to attract things or people, esp. in large numbers. The new law is designed to pull in more imports from poor countries. The show has been pulling the crowds in since it opened …

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  • 25pull up — (something) to get information from a computer. Police can now pull up your driving record on the computer in their car. He asked me for those files yesterday and I still haven t pulled them up …

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  • 26pull-on — pull′ on n. 1) clo an item of apparel that is pulled on, as a sweater or glove 2) clo designed to be pulled on: a pull on jersey[/ex] …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27pull-up — pull′ up or pull′up n. spo chin up • Etymology: 1850–55 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28pull — [v1] drawing something with force cull, dislocate, drag, evolve, extract, gather, haul, heave, jerk, lug, paddle, pick, pluck, remove, rend, rip, row, schlepp*, sprain, strain, stretch, take out, tear, tow, trail, truck, tug, twitch, uproot,… …

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  • 29pull in — [v1] arrest apprehend, bust, collar, detain, nab, nail, pick up, pinch, run in, take into custody; concepts 90,317 Ant. exonerate, free, let go pull in [v2] attract, obtain absorb, bring in, clear, draw, draw in, earn, gain, gross, make, net,… …

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  • 30pull in — ► pull in 1) succeed in securing or obtaining. 2) informal arrest. Main Entry: ↑pull …

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