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authority, influence ("He's got pull in that office.") (pull rank) the act of a supervisor exercising authority over a subordinate. pull off (of a vehicle) to start moving to succeed in a task pump (shoe) (regional) a plimsoll (US: sneaker) the word (of unknown origin) has variously denoted a pantofle, a low thin sole shoe, a formal men's shoe
Synonym for death Neutral Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army ...
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language , the words begin , start , commence , and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous .
pull one's punches Boxing: To use less force than one is capable of; to be gentle or lenient. In boxing, a boxer who holds back from using all his strength is said to pull his punches. Often used in a negative sense, in the phrase "pull no punches". The boxing term dates to 1934, the figurative to 1937 (OED). [59] punch-drunk
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bumper pull A horse trailer style that is pulled by a hitch attached to the frame of the towing vehicle at the rear. [1]: 33 Contrast with gooseneck. bute Common term for Phenylbutazone, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug used to control pain and swelling in horses. Some racing commissions and showing authorities restrict its use prior to ...
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
Pull through shuffle – the concluding move to a riffle where the two halves are pulled through each other and not mixed. R. Raven – a pull consisting of a ...