name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
pulling
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpʊlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ʌlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: P UH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act by which something is pulled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of pull
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the pull up the hill had him breathing harder
- his strenuous pulling strained his back
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pull
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: propulsion, actuation
Narrower terms: drag, draw, haul, haulage, tug, jerk, draft, draught, drawing, extirpation, excision, deracination, pluck, traction
History
Etymology
From Middle English pulling, pullyng, pullynge, equivalent to pull + -ing.
From Middle English *pullynge, equivalent to pull + -ing.
Real reading context