Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [poo l]
- /pʊl/
- /ˈpʊlə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poo l]
- /pʊl/
Definitions of puller word
- verb with object puller to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill. 1
- verb with object puller to draw or tug at with force. 1
- verb with object puller to rend or tear: to pull a cloth to pieces. 1
- verb with object puller to draw or pluck away from a place of growth, attachment, etc.: to pull a tooth; to pull weeds. 1
- verb with object puller to strip of feathers, hair, etc., as a bird or hide. 1
- verb with object puller to draw out (as a knife or gun) for ready use (usually followed by on): Do you know what to do when someone pulls a knife on you? 1
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Origin of puller
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Puller
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puller popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
puller usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with puller
- how to remove pitman arm without puller?
- how to remove crankshaft pulley without a puller?
- how to remove power steering pulley without puller?
- how to use a steering wheel puller?
- how to remove steering wheel without puller?
- who is chesty puller?
- how to use a bullet puller?
- how to use steering wheel puller?
- how to remove harmonic balancer without puller?
- how to use a dent puller?
- how to use a crank puller?
- how to use a pulley puller?
- how to use harmonic balancer puller?
- where to buy a crank puller?
- slide hammer puller how to use?
See also
Matching words
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