pulling apart

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• Pulling — Pull Pull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. [1913 Webster] Ne er pull your hat upon your brows.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pull apart — or pull to pieces 1. To cause to break into pieces by pulling 2. To criticize harshly • • • Main Entry: ↑pull * * * ˌpull a ˈpart [transitive] [present tense …   Useful english dictionary

• pull apart — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pull apart : present tense I/you/we/they pull apart he/she/it pulls apart present participle pulling apart past tense pulled apart past participle pulled apart pull someone apart to separate two people or… …   English dictionary

• pull apart something — pull apart (something) to examine all the parts of something in order to understand it. We spent the afternoon pulling apart the figures supplied by the research team …   New idioms dictionary

• pull apart — (something) to examine all the parts of something in order to understand it. We spent the afternoon pulling apart the figures supplied by the research team …   New idioms dictionary

• To pull apart — Pull Pull, v. i. To exert one s self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope. [1913 Webster] {To pull apart}, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope will pull apart. {To pull up}, to draw the reins; to stop;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pull apart — verb to open something by pulling on various parts of it …   Wiktionary

• tearing apart — ripping, shredding, pulling into pieces …   English contemporary dictionary

• Mitosis — Not to be confused with meiosis, miosis, or myositis. Mitosis divides the chromosomes …   Wikipedia

• tear — tear1 [ter] vt. tore, torn, tearing [ME teren < OE teran, to rend, akin to Ger zehren, to destroy, consume < IE base * der , to skin, split > DRAB1, DERMA1] 1. to pull apart or separate into pieces by force; rip or rend (cloth, paper,… …   English World dictionary

• Zipper — A zipper (English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. It is used in clothing (e.g. jackets and jeans), luggage and other bags, sporting goods, camping gear (e.g., tents and sleeping bags), and… …   Wikipedia