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1 pull
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be pulled[Swahili Word] -vutwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] vuta V[Swahili Example] alishtukia akivutwa mguu kwa hamasa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be pulled out[Swahili Word] -ng'olewa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ng'oa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who pulls something out[Swahili Word] mng'oaji[Swahili Plural] wang'oaji[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ng'oa V[English Example] dentist.[Swahili Example] mng'oaji meno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull[Swahili Word] -burura[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull[Swahili Word] -buruta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull[Swahili Word] -gogota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull[Swahili Word] -tungiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull[Swahili Word] -vuta[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kikitumia nguvu zake zote kuvuta riziki katika tundu ya kinyonyo [Sul], alifanya kuvuta mguu wake huku na huku kuikutanisha [Moh], alivuta na kushusha pumzi [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull (suddenly)[Swahili Word] -gutua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mkutuo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull (suddenly)[Swahili Word] -kutua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mkutuo N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull (the bark from a tree etc)[Swahili Word] -ponoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull along[Swahili Word] -fungasha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull along[Swahili Word] -kokota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull apart[Swahili Word] -tatua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull down[Swahili Word] -inika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiinizo; inama, inua[Swahili Example] inika tawi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull each other's leg[Swahili Word] -taniana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[English Example] even this very time, we were pulling each other's leg[Swahili Example] hata hivi sasa tulikuwa tunataniana [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull in pieces[Swahili Word] -nyambua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull off[Swahili Word] -ambua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] remove skin (rind, bark); peel an orange[Swahili Example] pull ngozi; pull mchungwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull off[Swahili Word] -babua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull off[Swahili Word] -chambua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -ambua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull off[Swahili Word] -chana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] he removed a book and pen from his coat pocket, pulled off a page and wrote out a divorce statement[Swahili Example] akatoa kitabu na kalamu kwenye mfuko wa koti, akachana karatasi na kuandika talaka [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull off[Swahili Word] -gandua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull off[Swahili Word] -puchua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] peel of mango.[Swahili Example] pujua embe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull off[Swahili Word] -pujua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] peel off the mango.[Swahili Example] pujua embe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull oneself[Swahili Word] -jivuta[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] akajivuta kusogea kwa mumewe [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull out[Swahili Word] -chomoa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] pull out a knife[Swahili Example] chomoa kisu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull out[Swahili Word] -chopoa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] chopa v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull out[Swahili Word] -futua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull out[Swahili Word] -ng'oa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull out[Swahili Word] -topoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull out[Swahili Word] -zidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull out (hair)[Swahili Word] -nyonyoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull out (of a bundle)[Swahili Word] -vura[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull out for or from someone[Swahili Word] -chomolea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull someone's leg[Swahili Word] -tania[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pull up (plants)[Swahili Word] -nyaka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 hold
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be held[Swahili Word] -shikwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] Bahati was held by the urge to see Idi[Swahili Example] Bahati alishikwa na hamu ya kutaka kumwona Idi [Sul], Bi Tamima alishikwa na uchungu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get hold (of)[Swahili Word] -nasa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get hold of (with a hook)[Swahili Word] -pemba[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] pull down coconuts.[Swahili Example] pemba minazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get hold of something (fruit etc) with a hook[Swahili Word] -ngoeka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ugoe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold[Swahili Word] mkamato[Swahili Plural] mikamato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] kamata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold[Swahili Word] -bamba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold[Swahili Word] -kamata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kamatia, -kamatika, -kamatana, -kamatisha, -kamatwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold[Swahili Word] -shika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold (of a ship)[Swahili Word] falka[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold (of a vessel)[Swahili Word] ngama[Swahili Plural] ngama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold back[Swahili Word] -nyima[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] you must restrain yourselve somewhat.[Swahili Example] lazima ujinyime nafsi yako------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold back[Swahili Word] -ziwia[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold back[Swahili Word] -zuia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold back[Swahili Word] -zuwia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold by pressure[Swahili Word] -bana[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] bano, banzi, kibaniko, kibanzi, mbano, -bania, -banika, -banana, -banisha, -banua, -banwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold each other[Swahili Word] -shikana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[English Example] holding each other's hand under the table[Swahili Example] hushikana mikono chini ya meza [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold fast[Swahili Word] -bana[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] bano, banzi, kibaniko, kibanzi, mbano, -bania, -banika, -banana, -banisha, -banua, -banwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold fast[Swahili Word] -guya[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold fast[Swahili Word] -nasa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa[English Example] his eyes held fast when he once again came away from that girl[Swahili Example] [macho yake] yalinasa alipotokea tena huyu msichana [Mt]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold fast[Swahili Word] -ng'ang'ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold in gunwale of boat for oarlock rope loop[Swahili Word] shalaka[Swahili Plural] shalaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold in the mouth[Swahili Word] -vuata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold on the knee or lap[Swahili Word] -pakata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he held that gown on the knee[Swahili Example] kalipakata lile gauni [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold on to[Swahili Word] -nasa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold on to[Swahili Word] -zingatia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold on to (obstinately or persistently)[Swahili Word] -shikilia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] "I have said I did note take even a single oath", Nuka held on to that[Swahili Example] "Nimesema sijala kiapo hata kimoja", alishikilia Nunga [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold oneself back[Swahili Word] -jinyima[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kujikataa kitu wewe mwenyewe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold onto[Swahili Word] -shika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold out[Swahili Word] -himili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] hamali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold the tongue[Swahili Word] -fyata (ulimi)[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] wote waliufyata [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold tight[Swahili Word] -ganda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold tight[Swahili Word] -kaza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kikaza, kikazo, mkazo[Swahili Example] kaza kamba; kaza sukurubu[Note] tighten the rope; exert pressure.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold tight[Swahili Word] -zingatia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold together[Swahili Word] -ambika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] amba[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, chambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hold up[Swahili Word] -kawilisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ship's hold[Swahili Word] feuli[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take hold of[Swahili Word] -kamata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kamatia, -kamatika, -kamatana, -kamatisha, -kamatwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take hold of[Swahili Word] -paramia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 stick
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defensive knobbed stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] rungu[Swahili Plural] marungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flexible stick used to capture burrowing nearshore worms for bait[English Plural] flexible sticks[Swahili Word] telewa[Swahili Plural] telewa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] forked stick[English Plural] forked sticks[Swahili Word] kongwa[Swahili Plural] makongwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get stuck[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hockey stick[English Plural] hockey sticks[Swahili Word] gongo[Swahili Plural] magongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hooked stick (used to pull down branches in fruit-picking)[English Plural] hooked sticks[Swahili Word] chogoe[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hooked stick for pulling down fruit[English Plural] hooked sticks[Swahili Word] upembo[Swahili Plural] pembo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] large hooked stick[English Plural] large hooked sticks[Swahili Word] ngoe[Swahili Plural] ngoe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make (legs) stick in[Swahili Word] -topeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] topea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of stick used for twisting the rope tightening firewood[Swahili Word] mlio[Swahili Plural] milio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mchokoo[Swahili Plural] michokoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] -chokoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mkonjo[Swahili Plural] mikonjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mkonzo[Swahili Plural] mikonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick used for opening coconuts[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] chuo[Swahili Plural] vyuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short thick stick[English Plural] short thick sticks[Swahili Word] kibarango[Swahili Plural] vibarango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] mbarango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short, thick stick (made from the wood of the mpweke tree)[English Plural] short, thick sticks[Swahili Word] mpweke[Swahili Plural] mipweke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] mpweke N (type of tree)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] bakora[Swahili Plural] bakora[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] bakora ya kiskofu[Note] rel. crozier.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] fimbo[Swahili Plural] fimbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] a stick that you don't have in hand won't kill a snake (proverb)[Swahili Example] fimbo ya mbali hayiuwi nyoka (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kijiti[Swahili Plural] vijiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mti[English Example] he stops his arms, as though he had been stuck with a stick in his eye[Swahili Example] anasimamisha mikono, kama aliyechomwa kijiti machoni [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konjo[Swahili Plural] makonjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konzo[Swahili Plural] makonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mbarango[Swahili Plural] mibarango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mkongojo[Swahili Plural] mikongojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukongojo[Swahili Plural] kongojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] konga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] njiti[Swahili Plural] njiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ufito[Swahili Plural] fito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -choma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -kokorocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -korocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -korochakorocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -nata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -sagama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -tofoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -tofua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (for digging holes)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mshamo[Swahili Plural] mishamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (stout)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kiwi[Swahili Plural] viwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (to a frying pan)[Swahili Word] -ungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (to the ground)[Swahili Word] -jikaza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] ki-Asumini kilijikaza chini ya mihogo [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (together)[Swahili Word] -ambata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] amba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (used by weavers to tighten thread)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mladi[Swahili Plural] miladi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukonjo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukonzo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with hardened tip used for hunting)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konzo[Swahili Plural] makonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick between two things[Swahili Word] -pachika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -ganda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -kwama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -zinda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick for sitting on when picking cloves[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] parago[Swahili Plural] maparago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] paraga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in[Swahili Word] -pachika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] fasten a knife-blade in the handle.[Swahili Example] pachika kisu kipinini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in (belt etc.)[Swahili Word] -futika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -futa[Related Words] -futua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in the throat[Swahili Word] -sama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick of wood[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] banzi[Swahili Plural] mabanzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick on[Swahili Word] -bandika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick on which one props oneself when picking cloves[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] parago[Swahili Plural] maparago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick out[Swahili Word] -benua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -benulia, -benusha, mbenuko, mbinu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick set against a door to hold it shut[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kiwi[Swahili Plural] viwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick to[Swahili Word] -gandamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -ambatana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ambata[English Example] the cloth has stuck to the wound[Swahili Example] nguo imeambatana na kidonda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -shikamana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the rice stuck together after being cooked[Swahili Example] Wali ulishikamana baada ya kupikwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used for knocking down fruit[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] pikipiki[Swahili Plural] mapikipiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -piga[Swahili Definition] fimbo ndogo ya kutupia mtini ili kuangusha matunda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used in rope-making[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kileti[Swahili Plural] vileti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used to remove fish from larger basket type fish traps[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] palio[Swahili Plural] palio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick with iron tip (for digging stones)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] muo[Swahili Plural] miuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick with something[Swahili Word] -gandama na[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticking together[Swahili Word] mnato[Swahili Plural] minato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] nata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks (bunch of), laid inside a cooking-pot to keep the food from burning[English Plural] sticks (bunches of)[Swahili Word] nyalio[Swahili Plural] nyalio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks or laths used to fill up the spaces in the framework of a house prior to plastering[Swahili Word] wasa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks used for fortune-telling[Swahili Word] wano[Swahili Plural] mawano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thick stick[English Plural] thick sticks[Swahili Word] gongo[Swahili Plural] magongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[English Example] he plays hockey with a thick stick[Swahili Example] anacheza hoki kwa gongo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walking stick with the handle shaped like the bill of a hornbill[English Plural] walking sticks[Swahili Word] domo la kwembe[Swahili Plural] madomo ya kwembe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------
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pull oneself together — REGAIN ONE S COMPOSURE, recover, get a grip on oneself, get over it; informal snap out of it, get one s act together, buck up. → pull * * * phrasal : to regain one s self possession : collect one s faculties it took some time for him to recover… … Useful english dictionary
pull oneself together — it s just a movie, pull yourself together Syn: regain one s composure, recover, get a grip on oneself, get over it; informal snap out of it, get one s act together, buck up … Thesaurus of popular words
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
pull — [pool] vt. [ME pullen < OE pullian, to pluck, snatch with the fingers: ? akin to MLowG pull, a husk, shell] 1. to exert force or influence on so as to cause to move toward or after the source of the force; drag, tug, draw, attract, etc. 2. a)… … English World dictionary
pull — /pʊl / (say pool) verb (t) 1. to draw or haul towards oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sledge up a hill. 2. to draw or tug at with force: to pull a person s hair. 3. to draw, rend, or tear… …
pull — v. & n. v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin of the force (stop pulling my hair). 2 tr. cause to move in this way (pulled it nearer; pulled me into the room). 3 intr. exert a pulling force (the horse… … Useful english dictionary
pull — pullable, adj. puller, n. /pool/, v.t. 1. to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill. 2. to draw or tug at with force. 3. to rend or tear: to pull a cloth to pieces … Universalium
pull — [[t]pʊl[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position 2) to draw or tug at with force 3) to rend; tear: to pull a cloth to pieces[/ex] 4) to draw or pluck away from a place of… … From formal English to slang
pull — [[t]p ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ pulls, pulling, pulled 1) VERB When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it towards you or away from its previous position. [V n with adv] They have pulled out patients teeth unnecessarily... [V n … English dictionary
pull — verb 1》 exert force on so as to cause movement towards oneself or the origin of the force. ↘be attached to the front and be the source of forward movement of (a vehicle). ↘remove by pulling. ↘(pull at/on) inhale deeply while drawing… … English new terms dictionary
pull out — verb 1. move out or away (Freq. 4) The troops pulled out after the cease fire • Syn: ↑get out • Ant: ↑pull in • Derivationally related forms: ↑pullout … Useful english dictionary
