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[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skal; -skal; skjold; -skjold2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) ydermur3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) granat2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) skrælle2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) beskyde med granater•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) skal; -skal; skjold; -skjold2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) ydermur3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) granat2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) skrælle2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) beskyde med granater•- come out of one's shell
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pull — 1 /pUl/ verb 1 MOVE STH TOWARDS YOU (I, T) to use your hands to make something move towards you or in the direction that you are moving: Help me move the piano; you push and I ll pull. | pull sth: I pulled the handle and it just snapped off! |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pull — pull1 [ pul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something toward you ▸ 2 remove something attached ▸ 3 move body with force ▸ 4 injure muscle ▸ 5 take gun/knife out ▸ 6 move window cover ▸ 7 make someone want to do something ▸ 8 get votes ▸ 9 suck smoke… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pull — I n. force 1) gravitational pull influence (colloq.) 2) to use one s pull 3) the pull to + inf. (she had enough pull to avoid paying the fine) II v. 1) to pull hard 2)(AE; colloq.) (d; intr.) to pull for ( to support ) (we were pulling for the… … Combinatory dictionary
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hard job — Synonyms and related words: Augean task, Herculean task, arduousness, backbreaker, backbreaking work, ballbuster, bitch, burdensomeness, chore, dead lift, effortfulness, handful, hard labor, hard pull, hard work, heavy sledding, laboriousness,… … Moby Thesaurus
pull your weight — ► to work as hard as other people or as hard as expected and needed: »Everyone is expected to pull their weight on this project. Main Entry: ↑pull … Financial and business terms
pull one's punches — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not to hit as hard as you can. * /Jimmy pulled his punches and let Paul win the boxing match./ 2. To hide unpleasant facts or make them seem good. Usually used in the negative. * /The mayor spoke bluntly; he didn t pull… … Dictionary of American idioms
pull one's punches — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not to hit as hard as you can. * /Jimmy pulled his punches and let Paul win the boxing match./ 2. To hide unpleasant facts or make them seem good. Usually used in the negative. * /The mayor spoke bluntly; he didn t pull… … Dictionary of American idioms
pull your punches — pull (your/its) punches to deal with something in a way that is not completely honest. I want you to tell me what you think, and don t pull your punches. The film pulls its punches by making a disaster seem romantic. Opposite of: pull no punches… … New idioms dictionary
pull its punches — pull (your/its) punches to deal with something in a way that is not completely honest. I want you to tell me what you think, and don t pull your punches. The film pulls its punches by making a disaster seem romantic. Opposite of: pull no punches… … New idioms dictionary