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1 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) vleči2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) vleči3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) veslati4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) potegniti (proti)2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) poteg2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) privlačnost3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vpliv•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg* * *I [pul]nounpotegljaj, poteg, vlečenje, vlek; technical vlečna sila; privlačnost, sila privlačnosti; požirek, dušek; ročaj, držaj (zvonca); veslanje, zavesljaj; sport (golf, kriket) udarec, zamah (poševno, zlasti na levo); zadrževanje (konja z vajetmi); utrjujajoč vzpon, velik napor ( long ŋ); prednost (of, on, over pred); slang vpliv, zveze, protekcija ( with); printing (poskusni) odtisthe long pull — presežek, dodatek k plačia heavy pull on s.o.'s purse — draga stvarto have the pull of s.o. — imeti prednost pred komto have a pull with s.o. — imeti vpliv na koga, imeti protekcijo pri komprinting to take a pull — napraviti odtisto give a pull at — povleči, potegniti kajII [pul]1.transitive verbvleči, povleči, potegniti; puliti, izpuliti (zob, rastlino), izvleči, privleči; trgati (jabolka cvetice); skubsti, skubiti, oskubsti (perjad, lan), populiti (dlako iz usnja); zagotoviti si, privleči (stranke, podporo); (golf, kriket) udariti žogo postrani na levo; namerno zadržati dirkalnega konja; veslati, imeti vesla; printing napraviti odtis, odtisniti; American slang potegniti (revolver, nož); slang izpeljati (delo); American slang proglasiti stavko, pozvati (podjetje) k stavki; slang zapreti, napraviti racijo (v igralnici);2.intransitive verbvleči, puliti (at); vleči (pipo; at); povleči, piti (at iz); vleči se, riniti se naprej; slang privlačiti (reklama)a case of pull devil, pull baker — povleci, potegni; kdo je močnejšito pull faces ( —ali a face) — pačiti se, kremžiti seto pull a long face — nakremžiti obraz, narediti kisel obrazto pull a fast one — preslepiti, ukanitito pull s.o.'s leg — potegniti koga, norčevati se iz kogato pull a thing on s.o. — ogoljufati, prevaritito pull it — odnesti pete, pobegnitito pull to pieces — raztrgati, figuratively ostro kritiziratito pull one's punches figuratively krotiti se; (boks) zadržano udaritito pull one's rank on s.o. — pokazati, da si višji po činuto pull the strings ( —ali wires) — neopazno voditi, vplivati na kogato pull one's weight — potruditi se pri delu, krepko veslatito pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes — preslepiti koga -
2 pull up
((of a driver or vehicle) to stop: He pulled up at the traffic lights.) ustaviti se* * *1.transitive verbpovleči gor; nautical dvigniti zastavo; izpuliti; zaustaviti (vozilo, konja), zadržati koga;2.intransitive verbustaviti se; sport pomakniti se naprej; aeronautics dvigniti seto pull up one's socks — pljuniti v roke, pripraviti se na težko deloto pull up short — hitro prenehati, ustaviti se -
3 pull out
1.transitive verbizvleči; raztegniti, podaljšati (pripoved, pogovor);2.intransitive verbodpeljati (vlak), odveslati; American umakniti se, oditito pull s.o.'s chestnuts out of the fire — iti za koga po kostanj v žerjavico -
4 pull through
(to (help to) survive an illness etc: He is very ill, but he'll pull through; The expert medical treatment pulled him through.) izvleči se* * *1.transitive verbpomagati komu k zdravju, rešiti (podjetje); uspešno kaj izpeljati;2.intransitive verbizvleči se, preboleti, srečno prestati -
5 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) pačiti se -
6 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) pačiti se -
7 pull the strings
(to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.) biti siva eminenca -
8 pull the wool over someone's eyes
(to deceive someone.) speljati na ledEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > pull the wool over someone's eyes
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9 make/pull a face
(to twist one's face into a strange expression: She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.) spakovati se -
10 magnetic field
(the area in which the pull of a magnet, or thing acting like a magnet, is felt: the earth's magnetic field.) magnetno polje -
11 face
[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) obraz2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) sprednja stran3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) (rudniško) čelo2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) gledati na2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) soočiti se3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) spoprijeti se•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face* * *I [feis]nounobraz, lice; izraz obraza, spaka, zmrda; videz; sprednja (zgornja, prava) stran; zunanji del, pogled od spredaj; fasada, površina; številčnica; figuratively predrznost, nesramnost; brušena ploskevbefore the face of — v navzočnosti, pred (kom)to draw ( —ali pull, wear) a long face — biti videti potrt, kislo se držatiin the face of day — ob belem dnevu; odkritoto fly in (to) the face of s.o. — upreti se komu, razjeziti, razžaliti ganautical guide face — drsa zaporeto have the face to (do s.th.) — upati, drzniti si (kaj storiti)in (the) face of — vpričo, neglede na, vkljubto look in the face of s.o. — drzno koga gledatito make a wry face at s.th. — kislo kaj gledatiface to face with — naravnost, osebno, pred, vpričoon the face of it — očitno, na prvi pogledto put a new face on s.th. — postaviti kaj v drugo lučto set one's face against s.th. — upirati se čemuto shut the door in one's face — preprečiti nadaljnje razgovore, uresničenje načrtato show one's face — priti, prikazati seto s.o.'s face — odkrito, v navzočnosti kogato tell straight to s.o.'s face — naravnost komu povedatito throw s.th. in s.o.'s face — očitati, oponašati komu kajII [feis]1.transitive verbkljubovati, upirati se, spoprijeti se; soočiti; sprijazniti se, prenesti; obložiti, prevleči, pokriti; ostružiti, zgladiti;2.intransitive verbbiti obrnjen protimilitary obrniti se; American to face the music — prenesti očitke, sprijazniti se, ne pokazati strahuto face s.th. out — sam si pomagati v težavah, premagati kaj -
12 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) vrvica2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) vlakno3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) struna4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) vrsta2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) nanizati2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) napeti3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) odstraniti nitke4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) obesiti•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency* * *I [striŋ]1.nounvrvica, vezalka, trak, nit, žica; music struna, žica; tetiva (pri loku); botany vlakno, nit (stroka); niz (biserov itd.) (tudi figuratively); garnitura; serija; dolga vrsta; truma (živali); (večinoma plural) American colloquially pogoj, težava, tajna klavzula; American slang bahanje, (pretirana) lažna zgodbathe strings plural music godalaa string of lies — vrsta, niz lažiheart-strings plural figuratively najgloblja, najnežnejša čustva, srcéto be a second string — spadati k drugi garnituri, biti drugovrsten, figuratively igrati drugo violinoto harp on one (on the same) string figuratively neprestano govoriti o isti stvari, vedno isto góstito have s.o. on a string — imeti koga na vrvicihe has all the world in a string figuratively vse mu gre po željito have s.o. on the string figuratively pustiti koga v negotovostito have (to lead) s.th. in (by) a string — brzdati, obvladati, biti gospodar (česa)to keep s.o. on a string figuratively držati koga dolgo časa v negotovostito hold all the strings — držati vse niti v rokah, upravljati, voditi (kaj)to have a string (attached) to it — biti oviran, ne iti gladkoto pull (the) strings — premikati lutke (v lutkovnem gledališču); figuratively biti neviden, a glavni vodjato touch a string — udariti na struno, figuratively zadeti v živec, na občutljivo mesto (čustva itd.)to touch the strings — gosti (na godalo);2.adjectivegodalenII [striŋ]1.transitive verbopremiti s strunami (violino itd.) ali z žicami; opremiti (lok) s tetivo; nategniti, napeti (vrvico, tetivo itd.); zadrgniti, zavezati; privezati z vrvico; odstraniti nitke (pri fižolu); poetically uglasiti (violino itd.); razširiti, nategniti, figuratively napeti (živce, moči itd.); (na)nizati (bisere), obesiti ( across prek); figuratively povezati; American slang za nos koga voditi, norčevati se iz;2.intransitive verbpostati vlaknat; razvleči se (lepilo itd.); tvoriti vrsto ali verigostringed instruments music godala, godalni instrumentistrung up — napet, živčen, razburjen, razburljivto string along with American colloquially pridružiti se (komu), iti s kom, plesati, kot (nekdo) žvižgato string out — napeti, nategnitito string up — napeti (živce itd.); pripravljati (koga) na kaj, spodbujati; colloquially obesitito string o.s. up for a deed — opogumiti se za neko dejanjeto be strung up — biti v stiski, v zagati, v težavah -
13 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) izpuliti; povleči2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) skubsti3) (to pick (flowers etc).) trgati4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) puliti5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) prebirati strune2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) pogum- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy* * *I [plʌk]nounpoteg, trzaj, trzanje; skubljenje; drobovje, notranji organi (hrana); srčnost, hrabrost, pogum; British English padec pri izpituII [plʌk]1.transitive verbtrgati, odtrgati (sadje, cvetje); puliti, izpuliti (perje, lase, plevel); skubsti, oskubiti (perutnino); potegniti, vleči (za roko); music prebirati strune; colloquially oskubsti koga, nasankati koga; slang vreči pri izpitu;2.intransitive verbpuliti, vleči (at za); loviti, grabiti po čemslang to be plucked — pasti pri izpitu -
14 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) vrag2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) hudič3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) vrag4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) revež* * *I [dévl]nounvrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jedbetween the devil and the deep sea — med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdodevil's advocate — zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugodevil's books — karte, hudičeve podobicewhat comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly — kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima tekato hold a candle to the devil — pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinuzoology colloquially devil's darning needle — kačji pastirdevil's delight — pretep, prepiras the devil likes Holy Water — sploh ne, prav ničlucky devil — srečnik, -nicathe devil of a — velikanski; ogromno, neznanskoto paint the devil blacker than he is — smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na stenothe devil to pay — velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenjemilitary slang devil's piano — strojnicato play the devil with — nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnatiprinter's devil — tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurirpull devil, pull baker — see bakerII [dévl]intransitive verb & transitive verbgarirati, ocvreti in začiniti; opravljati podrejeno delo za drugega; garati; trgati krpe (stroj)to devil s.o. — prisiliti koga, da gara za druge -
15 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) udarec2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) udarec3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) udarec4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) poteza5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) zamah6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) zamah7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) trud8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) napad•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) božati2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) božanje* * *I [stróuk]nounudarec (s šibo, z bičem), sunek; močan zamah (pri plavanju, z veslom, s krilom); bitje (ure); utrip (žile); poteza (s peresom, čopičem itd.), figuratively poteza; medicine napad, šok, kap, poškodba; veslač, ki daje takt za veslanje; takt; mathematics vektor; electrical razelektritev; stil, manira; (redko) značilna poteza, znak; božanje, ljubkovanje, glajenje (z roko)at a stroke, at one stroke — z enim udarcem, zamahoma stroke of business — dobra kupčija, dober posela stroke of apoplexy (paralysis) medicine kapa stroke of genius — genialna poteza, izvirna idejaaa stroke of luck — srečen slučaj, (nepričakovana) srečaa stroke of piston mechanics pot bata od začetnega položaja do konca valja in spet nazajstroke of wit — duhovita opazka, duhovitosta clever stroke — spretna, vešča potezafinishing stroke — milostni, smrtonosni udarecfinishing strokes — zadnje poteze, dovrševanjea stroke of liglttning — udar strele, strelasun-stroke medicine sončaricato have a stroke medicine biti zadet od kapito put (to add) the finishing stroke (s) to s.th. — dokončati kajII [stróuk]transitive verbsport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati; intransitive verb veslati, dajati tempo veslačemto stroke a boat (a race, a crew) — veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way — (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti kogato stroke s.o. down — pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjemIII [stróuk]obsolete preterite & past participle od to strike -
16 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *I [leg]nounnoga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)to be all legs — nogat, dolgonogto be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih močithe boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenileto fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečoto get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kviškuto get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambito give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprejnot to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičilato have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornarleg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točkon one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravjuto pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s komto run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delomto set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na nogearchaic to make a leg — prikloniti seto shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati seto stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne nogeto walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojoblack-leg — slepar, stavkokazII [leg]intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti -
17 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) žica2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) žica3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) brzojavna žica4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegram2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) potegniti električno napeljavo2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) brzojaviti3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) brzojaviti•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting* * *I [wáiə]1.nounžica; brzojavna žica; colloquially brzojavka; žična mreža, predmet iz žice; kabel; brzojavno omrežje; music struna, poetically godalo; plural žice pri lutkovnem gledališču, figuratively skrivne niti (zveze, vpliv); slang žepar, dolgoprstnežby wire — brzojavno, telegrafskolive wire — z električnim tokom nabita žica, figuratively močan značaj (duh)to be a live wire figuratively biti zelo dinamičento pull the wires — ravnati z lutkami na žici, figuratively imeti vse niti v svojih rokah, biti nevidni pobudnikto pull (the) wires for office — z zvezami si priskrbeti službo;2.adjectivežičen; narejen iz žicewire potentiometer electrical žični potenciometerII [wáiə]transitive verbopremiti (oskrbeti, zvezati, pričvrstiti, pritrditi) z žico; opremiti z instalacijami; nanizati (bisere) na žico; ograditi, omejiti, narediti mejo z žico; military zaščititi z bodečo žico; colloquially brzojaviti, telegrafirati, brzojavno obvestiti; hunting uloviti, ujeti z zanko iz žice; intransitive verb brzojaviti, telegrafiratito wire away ( —ali in) — slang z vnemo se lotiti dela -
18 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) povleči2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) vleči3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vleči (se)4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) preiskovati dno5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) vleči se2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) ovira2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) požirek (dima)3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) tlaka4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) travestitska obleka* * *I [dræg]1.transitive verbvleči, (po)vlačiti; pretegniti; nautical orati (o sidru); branati; preiskovati dno, bagrati;2.intransitive verbvleči se; biti dolgočasen, dolgočasitiAmerican colloquially to drag one's feet — namerno zavlačevati (delo)II [dræg]nounvlaka; vrsta kočije; vlačnica, vlača (sani); figuratively tovor, breme; cokla, zavora, ovira; zaviranje, oviranje; bager; figuratively mučno opravilo; dolgočasno mesto (v knjigi); lov z umetno sledjo; American slang protekcija; potegljaj; privlačnostto be a drag on s.o. — biti komu v bremeto put a drag upon s.th. — zavreti, zaustaviti kaj -
19 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) vlačiti2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) transportirati2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) močan poteg2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) ulov•- haulage- haulier
- a long haul* * *I [hɔ:l]nounvlačenje, vlaka, močan poteg; ulov rib v eno mrežo; jata rib; prevoz, transport; naklad, tovor; colloquially pridobitevat a haul — na eno vlako, z enim vlečenjemII [hɔ:l]1.transitive verbvleči, vlačiti; odpraviti, transportirati; spravljati iz rudnika; izvleči z mrežo (ribe); nautical vleči, zategniti (vrvi);2.intransitive verbvleči (at, on za); loviti ribe z mrežo; obrniti se (veter); nautical spremeniti smerto haul over the coals — ozmerjati, dati komu popranautical to haul the wind — obrniti ladjo proti vetrunautical to haul upon the wind — pluti z vetrom -
20 trigger
['triɡə] 1. noun1) (a small lever on a gun, which is pulled to make the gun fire: He aimed the rifle at her but did not pull the trigger.) petelin (na puški)2) (anything which starts a series of actions or reactions.) sprožilo2. verb((often with off) to start (a series of events): The attack triggered (off) a full-scale war.) sprožiti* * *[trigə]1.nounpetelin na puški, sprožilo; sprožilec (pri fotografskem aparatu); dialectal coklaquick on the trigger — ki hitro reagira; odrezav, uren;2.transitive verbsprožiti (tudi trigger off), dati povod za, biti posledica (česa)
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on the pull — (slang) 1. Frequenting places such as nightclubs, pubs, etc with the intention of finding a sexual partner. pull about to distort 2. To treat roughly • • • Main Entry: ↑pull * * * on the ˈpull idiom (BrE … Useful english dictionary
on the pull — adv, adj British looking for a sexual partner, hoping to pick up a member of the opposite sex. A working class term in use since the late 1960s from pull; its predatory overtones mean that it is usually applied to males. ► Don t bother asking… … Contemporary slang
on the pull — ► on the pull informal attempting to attract someone sexually. Main Entry: ↑pull … English terms dictionary
on the pull — seeking an individual sexual partner You seek individual company in the society of others, if nothing more: She wasn t on the pull that night and, even if she had been, any public profile was too low to grace her boudoir. (Blacker,… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
on the pull — Phrs. Seeking a partner for sexual intimacies. E.g. We re off on the pull tonight, so have a bath and wear your best suit … English slang and colloquialisms
on the pull — informal someone who is on the pull is trying to find someone to have sex with … English dictionary
on the pull — Brit. informal an attempt to attract someone sexually. → pull … English new terms dictionary
on the pull — adjective seeking the intimate company of a member of the opposite sex … Wiktionary
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Pull-up resistor — Pull up resistors are used in electronic logic circuits to ensure that inputs to logic systems settle at expected logic levels if external devices are disconnected. Pull up resistors may also be used at the interface between two different types… … Wikipedia
pull — ► VERB 1) exert force on (something) so as to move it towards oneself or the origin of the force. 2) remove by pulling. 3) informal bring out (a weapon) for use. 4) move steadily: the bus pulled away. 5) move oneself with effort or against… … English terms dictionary