Pull

Pull ahead

Meaning

If one vehicle pulls ahead of another, it gets in front of it by moving faster

Example

AT&T showed a mean download speed of 34.65 Mbps during the quarter, allowing it to pull ahead of T-Mobile, which scored an average 34.11 Mbps. Verizon was a bit slower at 33.07 Mbps, and Sprint came last with an average 31.21 Mbps. Link

Pheu Thai continues to pull ahead, Future Forward continues its very impressive showing as a brand new party and the Democrats, with their leader resigning last night at 9.50pm, are in tatters. Link

Pull something apart

Meaning

1. to separate something into pieces ✔

2. to make the relationships between people in a group bad or difficult

3. to carefully examine or criticize something

4. to separate people or animals when they are fighting ✔

5. if something pulls apart, it breaks into pieces when you pull on it ✔

Example

1. Pull the meat apart with two forks. ✔

2. His drinking pulled the family apart.

3. The selection committee pulled each proposal apart.

4. The fight ended only when the referee pulled the two players apart. ✔

Pull something down

Meaning

1. to destroy something or make it stop existing ✔

2. pull down something to earn a particular amount of money

3. to make someone less successful, happy, or healthy

Example

1. A demolition team has begun to pull down the shanties of about 200 families in Manila despite the residents pleading for them to stop. Link ✔

2. Real estate stocks pulled down total returns of 35.7 percent.

3. Her problems have really pulled her down.

Pull off (something)

Meaning

to drive a car off a road in order to stop, or to turn into a smaller road

Example

We pulled off the road to get some food.

Pull something off

Meaning

to succeed in doing something difficult

Example

The goalkeeper pulled off six terrific saves.

Pull together

Meaning

1. if a group of people pull together, they all work hard to achieve something. ✔

2. to improve something by organizing it more effectively :

Example

NCSC (National Cybersecurity Conversation) gives the prime minister the power to pull together different jurisdictions (authority/jurist district) such as the Royal Thai Police, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, and Ministry of Defense to exact compromises and compliance. Link

Pull up

Meaning

to stop the vehicle that you are driving

Example

He pulled up in front of the gates.

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