pull away

pull a·way

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo l uh-wey]
- /pʊl əˈweɪ/
- /pʊl əˈweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo l uh-wey]
- /pʊl əˈweɪ/

Definitions of pull away words

verb with object pull away 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 pull away to draw or tug at with force. 1
verb with object pull away to rend or tear: to pull a cloth to pieces. 1
verb with object pull away to draw or pluck away from a place of growth, attachment, etc.: to pull a tooth; to pull weeds. 1
verb with object pull away to strip of feathers, hair, etc., as a bird or hide. 1
verb with object pull away 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 pull away

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

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Parts of speech for Pull away

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pull away

pull away 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".

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Synonyms for pull away

verb pull away

abscind — to cut off
branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
dichotomize — to divide or become divided into two parts or classifications

All 8 Synonyms of pull away