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up [BrE, informal) to try to improve your performance, work, behaviour, etc. f] J$L ^ A W ± : You’re

going to have to pull your socks up. #oJ#J!jPjE5ijJLTo pull ‘strings (for sb) {NAmE also pull ’wires) (informal) to use your influence in order to get an advantage for sb ( AA£A ) ( A*A j£jgn

pull the strings to control events or the actions of other people ^ fs M 9k ; T M M ,pull up 'stakes {NAmE) = up sticks at up v. pull your 'weight to work as hard as everyone else in a job, an activity, etc. jf‘, pull the ‘wool over sb’s eyes (informal) to

try to trick sb; to hide your real actions or intentions from sb MM A; A — more at bootstrap,

FACE n, HORN n., PIECE n., SHRED n. nillW pull a'head (of sb/sth) to move in front of sb/sth A: The cyclists were together until the bend, when Tyler pulled ahead, gUij$t^ MS $3 AM HU^5fe‘₀ pull sb/sth a'part to separate people or animals that are fighting frjf, MJF ( MAW AAzft^ ) ,pull sth a'part to separate sth into pieces by pulling different parts of it in different directions ffj IT, pull at sth = pull on sth pull a'way (from

sth) (of a vehicle A 3$) to start moving jf zjfj_: They waved as the bus pulled away. AAH#,i\)% n-^Jo ^pull 'back 1 (of an army TPA) to move back from a place Mil; ETTCl withdraw 2 to decide

not to do sth that you were intending to do, because of possible problems ii Ub; iliP ET1T1 withdraw Their sponsors pulled back at the last minute. ftfef] WlllijAT ft is Til'll't£o , pull sb—back to make an army

move back from a place M0 rPPA ; MA ,pull 'back |

,pull sth*-'back (sport #) to improve a team’s position in a game irt, A®: Rangers

pulled back to 4-3. 'MW%IA17 4:3 Sttfio 0 They pulled back a goal just before half-time. T Jr 7 -t/Hlra A W , 1MJ A ® — ft o ,pull sb ¹ down (especially US) to make sb less happy, healthy or successful M M A;

{& ^ A ,pull sth—down 1 to destroy a building completely WWl'i iff & , &&(&&%})■ H33 demolish 2 = PULL sth in pull sb—in {informal) to bring sb to a police station in order to ask them questions about a crime j’&J g ( |hJ ') ,pull sth—’in/ 'down {informal) to earn the large amount of money mentioned P$t( A^l$l ) HT1 make: I reckon she’s pulling in over $100 000. 10 £ Jj₀ ,pull

‘in (to sth) 1 (of a train A A) to enter a station and stop iS^fr-^ 2 {BrE) (of a vehicle or its driver TffiAAJ/l) to move to the side of the road or to the place mentioned and stop M j& i£ ( A ^ M ) The police car

signalled to us to pull in. WTMiM'h f |₀ pull 'off | ,pull 'off sth (of a vehicle or its driver 7 A 7] jjl) to leave the road in order to stop for a short time ,pull sth—'off (informal)

to succeed in doing sth difficult #A, TEA (

It') : We pulled off the deal. 0 I

never thought you’d pull it off. fit Mr ?! M # ffi/7 S AA To 'pull on/at sth to take long deep breaths from a cigarette, etc. M0JA JIM ( ) ,pull 'out (of a

vehicle or its driver TTffiA p]M) to move away from the side of the road, etc. V&Mii&'jfl; tb: A car suddenly pulled out in front of me. — MfvT^M A j§j₀ pull 'out (of sth) 1 (of a train A A) to leave a station A M A M ; is 2 to move away from sth or stop being involved in it ilrti PTifl withdraw: The project became so expensive that we had to pull out.

,puii sb/sth

‘out (of sth) to make sb/sth move away from sth or stop being involved in it ; Mil £B 0QE! with

draw : They are pulling their troops out of the war tone. Ilk d IE i K I iBT lA „ —related noun pull-out ,pull over (of a vehicle or its driver TWA ffJATL) to move to the side of the road in order to stop or let sth pass H ( Ait A ) pull

sb/sth—'over (of the police W$f) to make a driver or vehicle move to the side of the road A ( pj JjlATW )

,pull 'through | pull through sth 1 to get better after a serious illness, operation, etc. (A AT 7 A ^ In AMU, fMM: The doctors think she will pull

through. 2 to succeed in doing sth

very difficult ^A, j$A ( ) : It’s going to

be tough but we’ll pull through it together. lAttftzHIM 7, fSACl^MAJET^Ao ,pull sb 'through | .pull sb through sth 1 to help sb get better after a serious illness, operation, etc. W ■ ■ ■'SLJM { MM1H ) 2 to help sb succeed in doing sth very difficult M-ST' -^A ( 7 MS ) : I relied on my instincts to pull me through,

4k U AiiPil 7MAo ,pull to'gether to act, work, etc. together with other people in an organized way and without fighting TT'1, pull yourself to'gether to take control of your feelings and behave in a calm way M i i T ( A IT # ) : Stop crying

and pull yourself together! $iM7, ! ,pull up

(of a vehicle or its driver TWA^JlA.to stop #T; W- it : He pulled up at the traffic lights. M ft Mfr 7 To .pull sb 'up {BrE, informal) to criticize sb for sth that they have done wrong ill|/T; jrW a noun

► TRYING TO MOVE STH iit 1=71 #/ if) 1 [C] an act of trying to make sth move by holding it firmly and bringing it towards you MM; tit: I gave the door a sharp pull and it opened. $c®ii — it, HT7₀

► PHYSICAL FORCE f'i ff j 2 [sing] the ~ (of sth) a strong physical force that makes sth move in a particular direction fj; 31A; MJl: the earth’s gravitational pull

► ATTRACTION. M 3 [C, usually sing.] the ~ (of sth) the fact

of sth attracting you or having a strong effect on you 0$ 51 A ; ^ B|bJ : The magnetic pull of the city was

hard to resist. AMA^I^Mlko

► INFLUENCE 7 ni.'ij 4 [U] {informal) power and influence

over other people ( *MikA$J ) f£0|7, UP|r|A: people who have a lot of pull with the media Tfk

► ON CIGARETTE/DRINK #M|; 5 [C] ~ (at/on sth) an act

of taking a deep breath of smoke from a cigarette, etc. or a deep drink of sth M0$; An¹¹!: She took a long pull on her cigarette. Pif®₀

► WALK UP HILL ft |] 6 [C, usually sing.] {BrE) a difficult walk up a steep hill ^ ^ : It’s a long pull up to the summit. ^AtliM^ifeJl^lAo

► MUSCLE INJURY flfTM 7'[C] an injury to a muscle caused by using too much force ; fRffi

► HANDLE/ROPE 7M; 8 [C} (especially in compounds

A 7i 7 A M A TJ) something such as a handle or rope that you use to pull sth MlS; M5F: abell/door

pull DUET — see also ring pull

fT»T71 on the 'pull {BrE, slang) (of a person A) trying to find a sexual partner sf

pull-back /'polbaek/ noun 1 an act of taking soldiers away from an area MA; i 0 n|5 PA 2 a time when prices are reduced, or when fewer people want to buy

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'pull date noun {US) - sell-by date 'pull-down adj. 1 designed to be used by being pulled down TMAW; M7W: a pull-down bed 7M AT 2 ~ menu (computing if) a list of possible choices that appears on a computer screen below a menu tide T M A&#-; TM&«; 7MiS#-— picture c> page R6 pul-let /'pulit/ noun a young chicken, especially one that is less than one year old ( AJaTA-'TW ) pul-ley /'puli/ noun a wheel or set of wheels over which a rope or chain is pulled in order to lift or lower heavy objects ft M ; if T : a system of ropes and

pulleys — picture o_: block and tackle

'pulling power (BrE) {NAmE 'drawing power) noun [U] the ability of sb/sth to attract people US.% | Af; fj

Pull-man /'pulman/ noun {pi. Pull-mans) a type of very comfortable coach/car on a train #7 H ATTfil 'pull-out noun 1 a part of a magazine, newspaper, etc. that can be taken out easily and kept separately ( MfrJ IfW ) pTAibMTl: an eight-page pull-out on health A Ilf a pull-out guide r£ A7b 2 an act of taking an army away from a particular place; an act of taking an organization out of a system 1 7- PA W ) f£,

pull •over /'pul0uva(r); NAmE -ou-/ noun (especially BrE) a knitted piece of clothing made of wool or cotton for the