Transcription
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- [poo l uhp]
- /pʊl ʌp/
- /pʊl ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poo l uhp]
- /pʊl ʌp/
Definitions of pull up words
- noun pull up the act of pulling or drawing. 1
- noun pull up force used in pulling; pulling power. 1
- noun pull up a drawing in of smoke or a liquid through the mouth: He took a long, thoughtful pull on his pipe; I took a pull from the scout's canteen. 1
- noun pull up Informal. influence, as with persons able to grant favors. 1
- noun pull up a part or thing to be pulled; a handle or the like: to replace the pulls on a chest of drawers. 1
- noun pull up a spell, or turn, at rowing. 1
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Origin of pull up
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; noun use of verb phrase pull up
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pull up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pull up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
pull up usage trend in Literature
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verb pull up
- blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
- blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- blow the whistle on — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- close down — to cease or cause to cease operations