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- verb Present participle of
pull .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
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Examples
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It generates sound by pushing wind through wood and metal pipes through knobs called stops—hence the phrase "pulling out all the stops."
Trafficking in Organs, Mr. Bishop Pipes Up to Preserve a Bit of History Jennifer Levitz 2011
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"The phrase "pulling a Tevez" will go down in history.
BBC News - Home 2011
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I quote "there was a over reaction in pulling professor Gates from his house to the station".
More Obama 2009
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It was rather an awkward task, with the trigger of the gun always within pulling distance of the finger; but Kent was a weaver, and in a few minutes had the sailor tied hand and foot.
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It's not surprising that gangs are natural organizations for ilicit crime - young people have notoriously short time horizons and enjoy the easy pay offs of prohibited activities; pulling off prohibited actions increases friendship that young people look for; and you need trust among people involved in pulling off crimes.
Theory of the Hooligan Firm, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Considering the disaster the President inherited, he has done yeoman's work in pulling us back from the brink of disaster.
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Kon has never believed in pulling the camera away, and this is a Christmas story which involves madness, mugging, blood, and babies.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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It was mentally impossible for him to learn the easy muscular trick of throwing his weight on a rope in pulling and hauling.
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The things that they have been pulling is really embarrsing for them or atleast it should be.
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I feel like the Dems need to start pulling from the Republican playbook on messaging.
Matthew Yglesias » The Afterlife of Legislative Proposals 2010
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