Phrase guide
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noun
The force of gravity acting upon an object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally, rare, uncountable
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noun
Stress or pressure of a situation acting upon a person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, poetic, uncountable
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History
From gravity + -'s + pull, literally “the pull of gravity”. Pull is a common collocation of the word gravity, especially as the phrasal verb pull down.
