dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/pul_MW.json
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{
"Pulitzer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Joseph 1847\u20131911 American (Hungarian-born) journalist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8py\u00fc-",
"\u02c8pu\u0307-l\u0259t-s\u0259r ( family's pronunciation )"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180737",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Pulitzer Prize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307-l\u0259t-s\u0259r-",
"\u02c8py\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192703",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pulkovo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"village in western Russia in Europe south of Saint Petersburg":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccv\u014d",
"\u02c8p\u00fcl-k\u0259-v\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014704",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"pule":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": whine , whimper":[]
},
"examples":[
"a distressed baby puling in its crib",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The doctrine of hatred must be preached as the counteraction of the doctrine of love when that pules and whines. \u2014 Lauren Groff, Harper's magazine , 1 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably imitative":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8py\u00fcl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bleat",
"mewl",
"whimper"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193815",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pulicose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": infested with or caused by the bite of fleas":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pulicosus , from pulic-, pulex + -osus -ose, -ous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cck\u014ds"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125410",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"pulk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a muddy pond":[],
": mudhole":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English polk, pulk , perhaps diminutive of pool":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307lk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063104",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pulka":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a one-man Sami sledge shaped like half a canoe and resting on a broad board or on several runners":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Finnish pulkka & Sami pulkke":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259lk\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191448",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pull":{
"antonyms":[
"draw",
"haul",
"jerk",
"pluck",
"tug",
"wrench",
"yank"
],
"definitions":{
": a competition in which a heavily weighted sled is pulled by participants usually using draft animals or machines":[
"a tractor pull",
"the county fair's annual ox pull",
"The truck pull may be one one of the machine age's weirdest mutations. Modified pickup trucks and dragsters are hooked to trailers or \"sleds\" weighed down with 30,000 to 40,000 pounds \u2026 They rev up their engines and slog their way across a 200-foot mud track."
],
": a device for pulling something or for operating by pulling":[
"a drawer pull"
],
": a draft of liquid":[],
": a force that attracts, compels, or influences : attraction":[],
": advantage":[],
": an inhalation of smoke":[],
": an injury resulting from abnormal straining or stretching":[
"a muscle pull",
"a groin pull"
],
": commit , perpetrate":[
"pull a robbery",
"pull a prank"
],
": extract":[
"pull a tooth"
],
": force required to overcome resistance to pulling":[
"a trigger with a four pound pull"
],
": obtain , secure":[
"pulled a B in the course"
],
": perform , carry out":[
"pull an all-nighter",
"pull guard duty"
],
": proof sense 6a":[],
": put on , assume":[
"pull a grin"
],
": revoke":[
"If they're caught dumping, they'll get their license pulled .",
"\u2014 Alexandra Alger"
],
": special influence":[],
": the act or an instance of pulling":[],
": the effort expended in moving":[
"a long pull uphill"
],
": to act or behave in the manner of":[
"pulled a Horace Greely and went west",
"\u2014 Steve Rushin"
],
": to admit of being pulled":[],
": to blind to the true situation : hoodwink":[],
": to bring (a weapon) into the open":[
"pulled a knife"
],
": to deceive someone playfully : hoax":[],
": to demand or obtain an advantage over someone by the assertion of":[
"pull rank"
],
": to disconnect a medical life-support system":[],
": to do one's full share of the work":[],
": to draw a gun":[],
": to draw apart : rend , tear":[],
": to draw hard in smoking":[
"pulled at a pipe"
],
": to draw out from the skin":[
"pull feathers from a rooster's tail"
],
": to draw the support or attention of : attract":[
"pull votes",
"\u2014 often used with in"
],
": to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force":[],
": to exert hidden influence or control":[],
": to feel or express strong sympathy : root":[
"pulling for my team to win"
],
": to hit (a ball) toward the left from a right-handed swing or toward the right from a left-handed swing \u2014 compare push":[],
": to hold back (a racehorse) from winning":[],
": to make a decisive move or action":[],
": to make a face : grimace":[],
": to move back from the line of scrimmage and toward one flank to provide blocking for a ballcarrier":[],
": to move especially through the exercise of mechanical energy":[
"the car pulled clear of the rut"
],
": to move out : leave":[],
": to perpetrate a trick or fraud":[],
": to pluck from a plant or by the roots":[
"pull flowers",
"pull turnips"
],
": to print (something, such as a proof) by impression":[],
": to refrain from using all the force at one's disposal":[],
": to regain one's composure":[],
": to remove from a place or situation":[
"pull the engine",
"pulled the pitcher in the third inning",
"pulled the show"
],
": to strain abnormally":[
"pull a tendon"
],
": to strain against the bit":[],
": to stretch (cooling candy) repeatedly":[
"pull taffy"
],
": to take a drink":[],
": to throw a changeup":[],
": to use force in drawing, dragging, or tugging":[],
": to weaken or unsettle especially by removing support or assistance from":[],
": to withdraw essential and especially financial support":[],
": to work (an oar) by drawing back strongly":[],
": to work in harmony : cooperate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He pulled the door open and ran out.",
"The cat will scratch you if you keep pulling its tail.",
"Make a knot in the rope and pull it tight.",
"Pull the baby's chair closer to the table.",
"She pulled the blanket over her head.",
"We tried pushing and pulling but couldn't get the couch to move.",
"Grab the end of the rope and pull as hard as you can.",
"We spent the morning in the garden pulling weeds.",
"I accidentally pulled one of the buttons off my shirt.",
"He pulled the plug out of the socket.",
"Noun",
"She gave the door a few hard pulls and it opened.",
"Give the rope a pull .",
"He has a lot of pull in local political circles.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The boy, who lives about 30 miles east of Minute Maid Park, raced to second base and tried to pull it up from the ground. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, roughly a third of U.S. homes with children have guns, and even young toddlers are capable of finding unlocked guns and are strong enough to pull the trigger. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Start digging a few inches away from the plants and wait until the bulbs are loosened up before trying to pull them up. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The most influential came when, with 3:31 left in the game, Jayson Tatum passed up a wide-open 3-point attempt and traveled as the Boston crowd urged him to pull the trigger. \u2014 Richard Morin, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Tackett Curtis has emerged as the leading candidate to eventually pull the trigger of the three national targets given his relationship with Jim Knowles that goes back to Knowles\u2019 days at Oklahoma State. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"That a teenager could look at a nine-year-old, aim a gun, and pull the trigger signals some larger social and cultural breakdown. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, roughly a third of U.S. homes with children have guns, and even young toddlers are capable of finding unlocked guns and are strong enough to pull the trigger. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Patrice Bergeron has been more eager to pull the trigger than usual this season. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The plane\u2019s interior boasted a better cabin climate to reduce jet lag, big overhead bins and large windows that darken with the touch of a button rather than a pull -down shade. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"Yet a subtle stagecraft has lent the hearings an unexpected momentum and pull that has drawn in many viewers \u2014 including the former president, who is said to have been monitoring them. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a sky lounge with a large pull -out sofa and a 55-inch TV. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"This ideological push- pull is taking place under the watchful eye of Republican politicians eager to claim that Democrats cannot control or protect their own cities. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"Part of the pull -back stems from the public markets souring on Beyond Meat. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"It's made of a water- and mildew-resistant mesh HDPE fabric, with curved edges to increase pull strength and prevent drooping. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
"Orange Is the New Black), that bond is soon interrupted by a massive plot rug- pull . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 16 June 2022",
"Depending on the day, it\u2019s part crime drama, part psychological thriller and always a pull -at-your-heartstrings tearjerker. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English pullian ; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, cull":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307l",
"also \u02c8p\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drag",
"draw",
"hale",
"haul",
"lug",
"tow",
"tug"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050037",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"pull a stunt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to do something foolish or dangerous":[
"Don't ever pull a stunt like that again!"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185240",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"pull a vanishing act":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to go somewhere out of sight : to disappear":[
"He pulled a vanishing act when the check for the meal arrived."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210954",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"pull ahead":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to take the lead in a race, competition, contest, etc.":[
"The two runners were side by side until one pulled ahead .",
"\u2014 often + of He has pulled ahead of the other candidates in the election polls."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184452",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"pull an all-nighter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to stay up all night":[
"He pulled an all-nighter to study for the exam."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180210",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"pull apart":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be separated into parts or pieces by pulling":[
"The rolls pull apart easily."
],
": to separate (people or animals) in order to stop a fight":[
"Customers stepped in and pulled the two men apart ."
],
": to separate or break (something) into parts or pieces":[
"She pulled the rolls apart with her hands.",
"\u2014 sometimes used figuratively His gambling problem is pulling the family apart ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183035",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"pull aside":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to take (someone) to one side away from other people for a private conversation":[
"The reporter pulled me aside and asked if I knew who was in charge."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184035",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"pull at":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to breathe in the smoke from (a cigarette, pipe, etc.)":[
"He rocked back and forth, pulling at his pipe."
],
": to hold onto and pull (something) repeatedly":[
"When she gets nervous, she pulls at her ear."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111154",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"pull away":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to draw oneself back or away : withdraw":[],
": to move off or ahead":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105829",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pull box":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a metal box with a blank cover that is installed in an accessible place in a run of conduit to facilitate the pulling in of wires or cables":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220344",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pull date":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a date stamped on perishable products (such as baked goods or dairy products) after which they should not be sold":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041121",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pull down":{
"antonyms":[
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
],
"definitions":{
": being or appearing below a selected item (such as an icon) in a window overlaying the original view on a computer display":[
"The Mac screen offered help from cartoons, pointing devices, and commands on pull-down screens, making it vastly easier to comprehend than the nearly blank screen IBM presented.",
"\u2014 Brian O'Reilly"
],
": demolish , destroy":[],
": to bring to a lower level : reduce":[],
": to depress in health, strength, or spirits":[],
": to draw or earn (wages or salary)":[],
": to hunt down : overcome":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings",
"an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1983, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307l-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"rub out",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113255",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"pull in":{
"antonyms":[
"lose"
],
"definitions":{
": arrest":[],
": check , restrain":[],
": to arrive at a destination or come to a stop":[]
},
"examples":[
"a company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long",
"he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"keep",
"measure",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"rule",
"tame"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050445",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pull in one's horns":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185257",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"pull into":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to arrive at a particular place":[
"The train pulled into the station right on time."
],
": to move a vehicle to (a particular place)":[
"He pulled into the parking space.",
"He slowly pulled the car into traffic."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114514",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"pull off":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to carry out despite difficulties : accomplish successfully against odds":[
"the team pulled off an upset"
]
},
"examples":[
"the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accomplish",
"achieve",
"bring off",
"carry off",
"carry out",
"commit",
"compass",
"do",
"execute",
"follow through (with)",
"fulfill",
"fulfil",
"make",
"negotiate",
"perform",
"perpetrate",
"prosecute",
"put through"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105825",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pull one's hair out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be very worried or upset about something":[
"We've been tearing our hair out trying to decide what to do."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190436",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"pull one's own weight":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to do the things that one should be doing as part of a group of people who are working together":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202501",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"pull out":{
"antonyms":[
"bail",
"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"depart",
"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"part",
"peel off",
"pike (out ",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
],
"definitions":{
": leave , depart":[],
": pullback":[],
": something that can be pulled out":[],
": the act or an instance of pulling out: such as":[],
": the action in which an airplane goes from a dive to horizontal flight":[],
": withdraw":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"A pullout of troops from the region has begun.",
"the civil unrest has led the company to initiate a pullout of its operations in the region",
"Verb",
"the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out",
"the aid workers have been advised to pull out of those regions to which the conflict has spread",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But yesterday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow will not accept a Ukrainian demand that a possible peace deal include an immediate pullout of Russian troops followed by a Ukrainian referendum on that agreement. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Wednesday morning's episode features ABC News Chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, who brings us up to speed on the pullout of American troops from Afghanistan. \u2014 Rick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News , 7 July 2021",
"American political leaders have increasingly prioritized ties with Asian and European allies amid supply chain snags tied to China and a broad business pullout from Russia. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"The pullout isn\u2019t a big financial blow for the Big Four. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Times reported on Tuesday that some intelligence assessments warned that a collapse could come quickly after the pullout . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Since then, Tehran has been steadily increasing its violations of the deal to put pressure on the other signatories to provide more incentives to Iran to offset crippling American sanctions re-imposed after the U.S. pullout . \u2014 Fox News , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Since then, Tehran has been steadily increasing its violations of the deal to put pressure on the other signatories to provide more incentives to Iran to offset crippling American sanctions re-imposed after the U.S. pullout . \u2014 David Rising, ajc , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The pullout was a success, and no injuries were reported. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307l-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"pullback",
"recession",
"retirement",
"retreat",
"withdrawal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171442",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pull quote":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a significant passage in an article, story, book, or speech that is quoted and used for drawing attention to its source":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Featuring a pull quote on your marketing graphics with the logo of the original publication can translate into a significant uptick in engagement versus an image without the quote. \u2014 Colby Flood, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Lozada-Oliva told Vogue in October, and this novel-in-poetry more than lives up to that pull quote . \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 8 Dec. 2021",
"In the pull quote , Eliason argues that the process of breaking down oats creates a natural form of sugar called maltose. \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2021",
"In the March 14 Section A, an article about a medical device used to save the life of Blanca Lopez, a woman with a severe case of COVID-19, was accompanied by a pull quote that was attributed to her son Criztiaan Lopez. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2021",
"This 80-year-old man just gave us a pull quote that reads like an Azealia Banks tweet. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 5 Jan. 2021",
"This reminded me of what Australian journalist Lenore Taylor asserted a couple of months ago: Grabbing pull quotes from Trump's rants and cutting out the craziest bits actually misleads the audience. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Animation, bold headlines, and pull quotes give you the gist of each piece of information. \u2014 Jason Cross, PCWorld , 8 May 2018",
"Its centerpiece is a video montage of Democrats complaining about Comey\u2019s treatment of Clinton, embellished with various pull quotes and social media share buttons. \u2014 Matthew Yglesias, Vox , 12 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120151",
"type":[
"noun"
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"pull rank":{
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"definitions":{
": to use one's high position in a society, organization, group, etc., to order someone to do something or to get special treatment or privileges":[
"He's their boss, but he doesn't like to pull rank (on them) if he can avoid it."
]
},
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"pull round":{
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": to regain one's health":[],
": to restore to good health":[]
},
"examples":[
"after a week without any relapses, it became clear that she would pull round eventually"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1891, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"come back",
"convalesce",
"gain",
"heal",
"mend",
"rally",
"recoup",
"recover",
"recuperate",
"snap back"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184005",
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"pull tab":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a metal tab (as on a can) pulled to open the container":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other embellishments include a pull tab on the front grille, sporting the retro PSB logo. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The envelope has a pull tab that should be left on to prevent the mail carrier from seeing your personal information. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
"Other features, like a vertical pull tab that makes the shoes easy to slip on and off, a padded tongue and collar, and a breathable textile lining, round out the finishing touches. \u2014 Madeline Diamond, Travel + Leisure , 8 July 2020",
"Also, many models offer easy-on pull tabs to make putting your boots on a little more convenient. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 12 May 2020",
"The best activities bars once offered were pull tabs , pool tables, darts, and maybe the occasional pub trivia game. \u2014 Naomi Tomky, Fortune , 27 Dec. 2019",
"In addition, Burger Dive, from Nick O\u2019Leary and Josh Thoma of Smack Shack, will have a full bar, pull tabs and a weekly meat raffle. \u2014 Jess Fleming, Twin Cities , 19 Sep. 2019",
"In addition, Alaska already has a vibrant nonprofit gaming industry, with everything from bingo and pull tabs to salmon derbies and the Nenana Ice Classic. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Feb. 2020",
"Enormous strain is placed on the lining as a machine pounds the metal lid to make a small bump where the pull tab attaches, and then squashes the bump to pin the tab in place. \u2014 Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS , 23 Jan. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122241",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"pull the chain":{
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"definitions":{
": to flush a toilet":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114425",
"type":[
"idiom"
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"pull the strings":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to control someone or something often in a secret way":[
"It turned out that his brother was the person pulling the strings behind the operation."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114335",
"type":[
"idiom"
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"pull through":{
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"definitions":{
": to help survive a dangerous or difficult situation":[],
": to survive a dangerous or difficult situation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Henderson, just 18 years old and still in high school, died in the attack; Woods managed to pull through . \u2014 Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"So that ultimately is the thing that drives her to want to then pull through for Morgan. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
"To pull through , McGhee spent more than $3,500 of his savings on a new water heater, washer and dryer. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Regardless, to experience that idiosyncrasy is pure pleasure: a sort of push and pull through peppercorn punch and mellow sweetness, across the menu\u2019s dishes and sometimes within them, too. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
"But the Kyiv Post has continued to pull through , with its staff posting about 25 to 30 stories a day. \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Medina says she was fired after taking time off to see whether her daughter, who was on a ventilator for weeks, would pull through . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Dec. 2021",
"More recently, gas has also shown its versatility by embracing new labels such as RSG and RNG which will help the world pull through the challenges of the transition to renewable energies. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"But the drama\u2019s real nodal point is Arthur, whose family members (Caitlin FitzGerald and Julian Obradors), friends (David Wilmot) and acquaintances nearly all manage to pull through despite the flu\u2019s survival rate of 1 in 1000. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1852, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121204",
"type":[
"verb"
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": check , rebuke":[],
": to bring to a stop : halt":[],
": to check oneself":[],
": to come to an often abrupt halt : stop":[],
": to draw even with others in a race":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Edgeloe and her fellow researchers scuba dove to pull up roots from Posidonia in 10 different meadows. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Pratt, 24, who had been watching TV in his nearby home that evening, noticed a white car pull up to the station and walked over to attend to the customer. \u2014 D. Kwas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Mar. 2022",
"To interrupt the resulting beatdown, Will pulls a gun from Tray\u2019s backpack and shoots it in the air, then aims it at the gang leader until the cops pull up and arrest him. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Most people just think a bus driver can only drive a bus \u2014 pull up , open up the door. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, New York Times , 9 Sep. 2021",
"During the postseason, Kennerly found success attacking the basket, also showcasing her ability to pull up off the dribble. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Surveillance footage showed a car pull up near the pumps and someone appeared to use a device to bypass the payment system, Patel said. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch And Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"As the buses pull up , drivers hoist cardboard signs with handwritten destinations, mostly in Poland but also elsewhere in Europe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Technology has made that experience look quite different\u2014namely, the ubiquity of QR codes as menus, which customers can scan to pull up the restaurant\u2019s list of drinks and dishes in lieu of a physical menu. \u2014 Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1901, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8pu\u0307l-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
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"arrest",
"bring up",
"catch",
"check",
"draw up",
"fetch up",
"halt",
"hold up",
"stall",
"stay",
"still",
"stop"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191300",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pull up a chair":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to bring a chair near to where other people are sitting so as to sit near them":[
"Please pull up a chair and join us."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131048",
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"idiom"
]
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"pull up short":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to suddenly stop what one is doing":[
"I had to slam on the brakes when the car in front of me pulled up short .",
"He began to answer her question and then pulled up short ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113921",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"pull-down":{
"antonyms":[
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
],
"definitions":{
": being or appearing below a selected item (such as an icon) in a window overlaying the original view on a computer display":[
"The Mac screen offered help from cartoons, pointing devices, and commands on pull-down screens, making it vastly easier to comprehend than the nearly blank screen IBM presented.",
"\u2014 Brian O'Reilly"
],
": demolish , destroy":[],
": to bring to a lower level : reduce":[],
": to depress in health, strength, or spirits":[],
": to draw or earn (wages or salary)":[],
": to hunt down : overcome":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings",
"an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1983, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8pu\u0307l-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
],
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"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"rub out",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054101",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"pullable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being pulled":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190611",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"pullback":{
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"advancement"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"a pullback in consumer spending",
"the pullback was necessary so that the commanders could reorganize their units and reassess the situation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The wage-growth pullback should help ease any concerns of a wage-price spiral, some economists say. \u2014 Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The pullback was driven by declines in both single-family and multi-family new home construction. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"The stock still sports notable 38.4% year-to-date lead, however, and the pullback seems short lived, with CHK last seen up 1.8% to trade at $89.49. \u2014 Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The pullback in the crypto ecosystem illustrates the precariousness of the structure built around these risky and unregulated digital assets. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The pullback among low-income shoppers has not affected overall spending, which is still up. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio And Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
"The pullback among low-income shoppers has not affected overall spending, which is still up. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"Moscow sought to paint the pullback as a good-faith gesture ahead of peace talks with Ukraine, but the veterans characterized it as humiliating. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"The pullback on staffing comes as Wall Street shifts its focus from long-term growth to short-term returns, an ominous move for startups still burning cash or barely eking out profits. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 25 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307l-\u02ccbak"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"pullout",
"recession",
"retirement",
"retreat",
"withdrawal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105702",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pullboat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a heavy flatboat provided with winding drums and used to pull logs to the water's edge":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023742",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pulldevil":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gang of fishhooks fastened back to back to be pulled through the water to catch fish":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042926",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pulldoo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": american coot":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Louisiana French poule d'eau , literally, water hen":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307l\u02ccd\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075349",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pulled":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": prepared after being cooked to tenderness by being pulled apart into pieces or shreds":[
"pulled pork",
"pulled chicken"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1737, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8p\u0259ld",
"\u02c8pu\u0307ld"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193126",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"pulling":{
"antonyms":[
"draw",
"haul",
"jerk",
"pluck",
"tug",
"wrench",
"yank"
],
"definitions":{
": a competition in which a heavily weighted sled is pulled by participants usually using draft animals or machines":[
"a tractor pull",
"the county fair's annual ox pull",
"The truck pull may be one one of the machine age's weirdest mutations. Modified pickup trucks and dragsters are hooked to trailers or \"sleds\" weighed down with 30,000 to 40,000 pounds \u2026 They rev up their engines and slog their way across a 200-foot mud track."
],
": a device for pulling something or for operating by pulling":[
"a drawer pull"
],
": a draft of liquid":[],
": a force that attracts, compels, or influences : attraction":[],
": advantage":[],
": an inhalation of smoke":[],
": an injury resulting from abnormal straining or stretching":[
"a muscle pull",
"a groin pull"
],
": commit , perpetrate":[
"pull a robbery",
"pull a prank"
],
": extract":[
"pull a tooth"
],
": force required to overcome resistance to pulling":[
"a trigger with a four pound pull"
],
": obtain , secure":[
"pulled a B in the course"
],
": perform , carry out":[
"pull an all-nighter",
"pull guard duty"
],
": proof sense 6a":[],
": put on , assume":[
"pull a grin"
],
": revoke":[
"If they're caught dumping, they'll get their license pulled .",
"\u2014 Alexandra Alger"
],
": special influence":[],
": the act or an instance of pulling":[],
": the effort expended in moving":[
"a long pull uphill"
],
": to act or behave in the manner of":[
"pulled a Horace Greely and went west",
"\u2014 Steve Rushin"
],
": to admit of being pulled":[],
": to blind to the true situation : hoodwink":[],
": to bring (a weapon) into the open":[
"pulled a knife"
],
": to deceive someone playfully : hoax":[],
": to demand or obtain an advantage over someone by the assertion of":[
"pull rank"
],
": to disconnect a medical life-support system":[],
": to do one's full share of the work":[],
": to draw a gun":[],
": to draw apart : rend , tear":[],
": to draw hard in smoking":[
"pulled at a pipe"
],
": to draw out from the skin":[
"pull feathers from a rooster's tail"
],
": to draw the support or attention of : attract":[
"pull votes",
"\u2014 often used with in"
],
": to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force":[],
": to exert hidden influence or control":[],
": to feel or express strong sympathy : root":[
"pulling for my team to win"
],
": to hit (a ball) toward the left from a right-handed swing or toward the right from a left-handed swing \u2014 compare push":[],
": to hold back (a racehorse) from winning":[],
": to make a decisive move or action":[],
": to make a face : grimace":[],
": to move back from the line of scrimmage and toward one flank to provide blocking for a ballcarrier":[],
": to move especially through the exercise of mechanical energy":[
"the car pulled clear of the rut"
],
": to move out : leave":[],
": to perpetrate a trick or fraud":[],
": to pluck from a plant or by the roots":[
"pull flowers",
"pull turnips"
],
": to print (something, such as a proof) by impression":[],
": to refrain from using all the force at one's disposal":[],
": to regain one's composure":[],
": to remove from a place or situation":[
"pull the engine",
"pulled the pitcher in the third inning",
"pulled the show"
],
": to strain abnormally":[
"pull a tendon"
],
": to strain against the bit":[],
": to stretch (cooling candy) repeatedly":[
"pull taffy"
],
": to take a drink":[],
": to throw a changeup":[],
": to use force in drawing, dragging, or tugging":[],
": to weaken or unsettle especially by removing support or assistance from":[],
": to withdraw essential and especially financial support":[],
": to work (an oar) by drawing back strongly":[],
": to work in harmony : cooperate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He pulled the door open and ran out.",
"The cat will scratch you if you keep pulling its tail.",
"Make a knot in the rope and pull it tight.",
"Pull the baby's chair closer to the table.",
"She pulled the blanket over her head.",
"We tried pushing and pulling but couldn't get the couch to move.",
"Grab the end of the rope and pull as hard as you can.",
"We spent the morning in the garden pulling weeds.",
"I accidentally pulled one of the buttons off my shirt.",
"He pulled the plug out of the socket.",
"Noun",
"She gave the door a few hard pulls and it opened.",
"Give the rope a pull .",
"He has a lot of pull in local political circles.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The boy, who lives about 30 miles east of Minute Maid Park, raced to second base and tried to pull it up from the ground. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, roughly a third of U.S. homes with children have guns, and even young toddlers are capable of finding unlocked guns and are strong enough to pull the trigger. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Start digging a few inches away from the plants and wait until the bulbs are loosened up before trying to pull them up. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The most influential came when, with 3:31 left in the game, Jayson Tatum passed up a wide-open 3-point attempt and traveled as the Boston crowd urged him to pull the trigger. \u2014 Richard Morin, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Tackett Curtis has emerged as the leading candidate to eventually pull the trigger of the three national targets given his relationship with Jim Knowles that goes back to Knowles\u2019 days at Oklahoma State. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"That a teenager could look at a nine-year-old, aim a gun, and pull the trigger signals some larger social and cultural breakdown. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, roughly a third of U.S. homes with children have guns, and even young toddlers are capable of finding unlocked guns and are strong enough to pull the trigger. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Patrice Bergeron has been more eager to pull the trigger than usual this season. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The plane\u2019s interior boasted a better cabin climate to reduce jet lag, big overhead bins and large windows that darken with the touch of a button rather than a pull -down shade. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"Yet a subtle stagecraft has lent the hearings an unexpected momentum and pull that has drawn in many viewers \u2014 including the former president, who is said to have been monitoring them. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a sky lounge with a large pull -out sofa and a 55-inch TV. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"This ideological push- pull is taking place under the watchful eye of Republican politicians eager to claim that Democrats cannot control or protect their own cities. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"Part of the pull -back stems from the public markets souring on Beyond Meat. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"It's made of a water- and mildew-resistant mesh HDPE fabric, with curved edges to increase pull strength and prevent drooping. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
"Orange Is the New Black), that bond is soon interrupted by a massive plot rug- pull . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 16 June 2022",
"Depending on the day, it\u2019s part crime drama, part psychological thriller and always a pull -at-your-heartstrings tearjerker. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English pullian ; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, cull":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pu\u0307l",
"also \u02c8p\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drag",
"draw",
"hale",
"haul",
"lug",
"tow",
"tug"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114031",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"pulling boat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": rowboat":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-102421"
},
"pulling power":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the ability to attract a lot of people to a performance, event, etc.":[
"a performer with a lot of pulling power"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115409",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pullout":{
"antonyms":[
"bail",
"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But yesterday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow will not accept a Ukrainian demand that a possible peace deal include an immediate pullout of Russian troops followed by a Ukrainian referendum on that agreement. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Wednesday morning's episode features ABC News Chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, who brings us up to speed on the pullout of American troops from Afghanistan. \u2014 Rick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News , 7 July 2021",
"American political leaders have increasingly prioritized ties with Asian and European allies amid supply chain snags tied to China and a broad business pullout from Russia. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"The pullout isn\u2019t a big financial blow for the Big Four. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Times reported on Tuesday that some intelligence assessments warned that a collapse could come quickly after the pullout . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Since then, Tehran has been steadily increasing its violations of the deal to put pressure on the other signatories to provide more incentives to Iran to offset crippling American sanctions re-imposed after the U.S. pullout . \u2014 Fox News , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Since then, Tehran has been steadily increasing its violations of the deal to put pressure on the other signatories to provide more incentives to Iran to offset crippling American sanctions re-imposed after the U.S. pullout . \u2014 David Rising, ajc , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The pullout was a success, and no injuries were reported. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Aug. 2021"
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"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The second suspect was wearing a black Nike pullover , dark shorts, and blue shoes. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Taken by the Duchess of Cambridge in Norfolk this weekend, the images show Princess Charlotte wearing a blue pullover sweater, paired with a sweet collared blouse and navy blue trousers. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 1 May 2022",
"The same design comes on a tunic, a hoodie, a blouse, and a pullover sweater, and there are a ton of colors to choose from. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 29 Apr. 2022",
"These track pants and pullover from American Giant will make Mom look cool and feel great at brunches and get-togethers in the foreseeable future. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 1 May 2021",
"Bild newspaper released a picture of the driver being detained, wearing a yellow pullover , jogging trousers and red trainers. \u2014 Andy Eckardt, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"Madelyn Valdes wore her Angels cap, Angels pullover jacket and, while sitting among a crowd of 28,228 at Angel Stadium Thursday night, a look of concern. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
"On a blustery, snowy day in early spring, Mr. Ryan sat in Giuseppe\u2019s Italian Market, one of his favorite Italian delis in Niles, dressed down in jeans and a gray pullover with a United Steelworkers logo. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The set includes a pullover top with stretchy fabric and drawstring pants that have matching purple and white lace detailing. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Rod Parker sits on the end of the Homestead bench donning a blue Spartans pullover and gray sweatpants. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star , 7 Jan. 2020",
"For this fall there are all sorts of body-skimming knits, most of them pullover styles with a round, mock or turtle neck. \u2014 Sharon Graubard, courant.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"Other items include a backpack in Gryffindor colors scarlet and gold, a men\u2019s jacket with a Deathly Hallows theme and a four-houses themed pullover in white. \u2014 Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY , 7 June 2019",
"Before they're sold out, stock up on the pullover sweatshirt or hoodie styles in fresh colors like cream and olive (or buy this unexpected rose color for the guy in your life). 3. \u2014 Health.com , 13 Dec. 2017",
"The four-year-old dressed up in uniform for his big day, with a logo pullover sweater, blue oxford shirt and his signature shorts. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 Sep. 2017",
"Austen Rankin looked the part in a white Nike Ohio State pullover , black Nike shorts and all-white adidas cleats. \u2014 Bill Landis, cleveland.com , 16 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Police tried to pull over Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old DoorDash driver, for a traffic infraction early Monday, authorities said. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"The shooting occurred when Akron police officers tried to pull over Walker for traffic and equipment violations at 12:30 a.m. Monday on Thayer and East Tallmadge avenues. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"He was next arrested in March 2018 by North Little Rock police after refusing to pull over for a non-working brake light. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"After a patrol officer tried to pull over a car going 58 mph in a 35-mph zone, the driver took off from there westbound at around 11 p.m. on May 21. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Orland Park officers attempted to pull over a male driver in a white Nissan with a female passenger around 5:45 p.m., FOX32 Chicago reported. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The car the officers tried to pull over first sped up, then slowed down to be parallel with the officers\u2019 squad car, Brown said at a Thursday press conference. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"When the officer tried to pull over the motorcycle, the driver attempted to flee the scene. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"Mintun followed the red Tahoe, pulled up to the driver\u2019s side and asked the woman behind the wheel to pull over . \u2014 oregonlive , 29 May 2022"
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"The boxes will be turned back into pulp and be made into newspapers.",
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"Verb",
"pulped three oranges to get their juice",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And once listeria reaches the pulp of the avocados, the avocado internally is contaminated and the pathogen cannot be removed by washing the skin of the avocado. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"Discard the pulp , and save the seeds for roasting, if desired. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Simply wash the outside and cut them in half, then clean out the pulp and seeds. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Some book publishers have had to delay new releases because the pulp used to manufacture paper has been gobbled up by online shopping\u2019s endless appetite for cardboard. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Transfer the liquid to a medium saucepan and add the tamarind pulp . \u2014 Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2021",
"For instance, a 2012 study published in Agrotechnology found that certain fruit peels are rich sources of fiber and contain more vitamin C than the pulp . \u2014 Devorah Lev-tov, SELF , 13 May 2021",
"Opposite to what is instinctive to think, the most important elements to produce good wine are in the skin of the grape, and not in its pulp , which is mostly made up of water. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The freshness, the color, the perkiness of its flesh are all gone, and all that\u2019s left is a drab, slightly bitter pulp . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the eighteen-sixties, a tiny aphid-like bug called phylloxera migrated from California to Europe, nearly pulping the French wine industry; in the nineteen-fifties, Panama disease eradicated the world\u2019s favorite variety of banana, the Gros Michel. \u2014 Kate Brown, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Cond\u00e9 Nast personally fired him, and Vogue pulped all 130,000 copies. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 Mar. 2020",
"Approximately 70 million tons of this stuff is pulped every year, but most of it is burned for fuel. \u2014 Troy Farah, Ars Technica , 20 Jan. 2020",
"His analysis of Trump\u2019s victory is a useful corrective to accounts blaming racists, sexists and plutocrats to the exclusion of millions who simply wanted to blow up the giant dream- pulping machine of American politics. \u2014 Trygve Throntveit, Washington Post , 14 June 2019",
"Pieces of timber too small to process as logs\u2014including offcuts and thinnings from the forest\u2014are chipped and pulped to make paper. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Oct. 2019",
"The standard method for recycling cotton involves mechanically pulping it to break it down into raw material that can be reused. \u2014 Marc Bain, Quartzy , 16 Aug. 2019",
"In some areas, there is hardly any margin for the imperfect pines that are pulped for paper and particleboard. \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 9 Oct. 2018",
"Some of his trees have outgrown nearby saw mills and will have to be pulped for lower prices. \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 9 Oct. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Saw logs are found by the river systems, but most of the cutting is done for pulpwood . \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
"Even though the rate of rainforest destruction has slowed, environmentalists worry that the demand for pulpwood , which is harvested for the production of paper and viscose, will fuel the clearing of more forestland. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Dec. 2021",
"The vast majority was fueled by palm oil and other agriculture such as coffee, but pulpwood plantations have also replaced large sections of rainforest. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Dec. 2021",
"The order limits the movement of ash trees for planting and ash tree products such as logs, pulpwood , lumber and firewood from areas that are considered likely to harbor the pest. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 7 Sep. 2021",
"But after subtracting logging and trucking costs, Mr. McDaniel estimates that low pulpwood prices would have left him with just $3 a ton. \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Worldwide, paper recycling already shrinks demand for pulpwood from forests and plantations by 484 million metric tons (MMT) annually. \u2014 Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2020",
"Located near Seney National Wildlife Refuge, where the pulpwood and logging industry was booming, there was plenty of work to occupy the men at Camp Germfask. \u2014 Meredith Spelbring, Detroit Free Press , 12 July 2020",
"In 1929, when a timber cruiser who was mapping a giant pulpwood sale on Admiralty Island shot a bear and then was killed by it, the anti-bear rhetoric reached a boiling point. \u2014 Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life , 16 June 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Drinking pulque produces an effect of contentment or even a philosophical mindset. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila. \u2014 Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila. \u2014 Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila. \u2014 Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila. \u2014 Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila. \u2014 Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila. \u2014 Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Pre-Hispanic Indigenous groups in Mexico had been fermenting agave into a viscous alcoholic drink known as pulque for centuries when Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century and first distilled tequila. \u2014 Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Currently, the longest known rotation from a pulsar is only 23.5 seconds. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 June 2022",
"But even before Pluto was pink-slipped, the planetary census far deeper in space began to grow, with the discovery, in 1992, of a planet orbiting a rapidly spinning pulsar ; and later, in 1995, of a Jupiter-like planet orbiting a sun-like star. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Wang added his team originally thought the signal came from a pulsar , a heavily dense, rapidly spinning star that has collapsed and as a result, gives off solar flares. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Jocelyn Bell Burnell, as she became known as, made the initial pulsar observations. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Jocelyn Bell Burnell, as she became known as, made the initial pulsar observations. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Born in the supernova explosion observed nearly 1,000 years ago, the nebula\u2019s heart harbors a pulsar , an extremely dense neutron star spinning 30 times every second. \u2014 Ling Xin, Scientific American , 8 July 2021",
"This became a pulsar , or rapidly spinning neutron star, in the nebula that could be as much as hundreds of times more energetic than researchers previously believed, according to a study published last week in the journal Science. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 Apr. 2021",
"For instance, models have predicted strong magnetic fields from the pulsar in the Crab nebula can boost particles to 0.1 PeV, but to reach 1 PeV, Cao says, all the parameters need to be pushed to the extreme. \u2014 Ling Xin, Science | AAAS , 18 May 2021"
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"-s\u0259t\u0259n-",
"\u02c8p\u0259ls\u0259t\u0259n(t)s",
"-set\u1d4an-"
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"noun"
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": to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate":[]
},
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"The lights pulsated with the music.",
"People danced to the pulsating sounds of hip-hop.",
"Virtually every scene of the movie pulsates with suspense.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first rung\u2014that is, the one concerning the nearest cosmic objects\u2014relies on geometric parallax to determine the distance to special stars called Cepheid variables, which pulsate in proportion to their intrinsic luminosity. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
"His version of William Lindsay Gresham\u2019s novel is overstuffed with lurid images, pulp elements that practically pulsate . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2021",
"His version of William Lindsay Gresham\u2019s novel is overstuffed with lurid images, pulp elements that practically pulsate . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2021",
"His version of William Lindsay Gresham\u2019s novel is overstuffed with lurid images, pulp elements that practically pulsate . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2021",
"His version of William Lindsay Gresham\u2019s novel is overstuffed with lurid images, pulp elements that practically pulsate . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2021",
"His version of William Lindsay Gresham\u2019s novel is overstuffed with lurid images, pulp elements that practically pulsate . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2021",
"His version of William Lindsay Gresham\u2019s novel is overstuffed with lurid images, pulp elements that practically pulsate . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2021",
"His version of William Lindsay Gresham\u2019s novel is overstuffed with lurid images, pulp elements that practically pulsate . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"in part borrowed from Latin puls\u0101tus, past participle of puls\u0101re \"to strike with repeated blows, beat, (in passive) beat wildly (of the heart),\" frequentative or repetitive derivative of pellere \"to beat against, push, strike\"; in part from pulse entry 1 + -ate entry 4 \u2014 more at pulse entry 1":""
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"\u02c8p\u0259l-\u02ccs\u0101t also \u02ccp\u0259l-\u02c8",
"\u02c8p\u0259l-\u02ccs\u0101t",
"also \u02ccp\u0259l-\u02c8s\u0101t"
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"pit-a-pat",
"pitter-patter",
"pulse",
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": of or marked by pulsation":[]
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"1541, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin puls\u0101tilis, from Latin puls\u0101re \"to strike with repeated blows, beat, (in passive) beat wildly (of the heart)\" + -tilis \"subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)\" \u2014 more at pulsate":""
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"\u02c8p\u0259l-s\u0259-t\u1d4al",
"-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"-s\u0259-\u02cct\u012bl",
"\u02c8p\u0259l-s\u0259t-\u1d4al"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"noun"
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": a direct current that has recurring more or less regular variations in magnitude":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131632"
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": a minute muscular organ functioning as an accessory heart in various insects":[]
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": a star that alternately increases and decreases in size usually with corresponding changes in brightness":[]
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": contractile vacuole":[]
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": a periodically recurring alternate increase and decrease of a quantity (such as pressure, volume, or voltage)":[]
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"you should press against the artery in your wrist and count the pulsations to calculate your heart rate",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It's designed with sonic pulsation technology that delivers up to 10,000 pulses per minute to help work your cleanser into clogged pores. \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
"But Frazier had come to believe that, whatever the benefits of pulsation , they were outweighed by the virtues of durability and simplicity. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2021",
"What\u2019s Your Pleasure",
"His evidence came from Cepheids, variable stars in the nebulae that reveal their true brightness, and thus their distance, by their pulsation period\u2014a relation discovered by Henrietta Swan Leavitt. \u2014 Martin Rees, Scientific American , 18 Aug. 2020",
"These sound waves travel from within the star to create pulsation patterns at their surfaces. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 May 2020",
"The pulsations from this star were discovered using HiPERCAM, a revolutionary high-speed camera. \u2014 Fox News , 18 Mar. 2020",
"The next step of the research is to continue observing the white dwarf to record as many pulsations as possible using HiPERCAM and the Hubble Space Telescope. \u2014 Fox News , 18 Mar. 2020",
"This wobbling is known as a magnetic pulsation , explains Matthew Fillingim, a space physicist at the University of California, Berkeley, and a member of the InSight science team. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, National Geographic , 20 Sep. 2019"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English pulsacioun, borrowed from Medieval Latin puls\u0101ti\u014dn-, puls\u0101ti\u014d, going back to Latin, \"repeated striking, knocking (on a door),\" from puls\u0101re \"to strike with repeated blows, beat, (in passive) beat wildly (of the heart)\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at pulsate":""
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": a theory that explains the peculiar features of such stars as the Cepheid variables by assuming an expansion and contraction of the star as a whole in a regular periodic pulsation":[]
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"-shn\u0259l",
"-sh\u0259n\u1d4al"
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"Middle English pulsatif , from Middle French, from Latin pulsatus + Middle French -if -ive":""
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": something that beats or throbs in working":[]
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pulsate + -or entry 1":""
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"\u02c8p\u0259l-\u02ccs\u0101-t\u0259r",
"\u02ccp\u0259l-\u02c8s\u0101-"
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"pronounciation":[
"-t\u022fr-",
"\u02c8p\u0259ls\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
"-ri"
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"Verb",
"He could feel the blood pulsing through his veins.",
"Dance music pulsed from the speakers.",
"The city pulses with life."
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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"Middle English pous, pouce, pulse, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French pous, polz, puls, borrowed from Latin pulsus \"action of beating or striking, beat, stroke, beat of the heart\" (\"pulse\" in phrase pulsus ven\u0101rum/art\u0113ri\u0101rum, literally, \"beating of the veins/arteries\"), noun of action from pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, expel, repulse,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
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"\u02c8p\u0259ls"
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"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
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"pulverize rock"
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"The mower pulverizes grass clippings.",
"Bits of pulverized rock filled the air.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Megan has to look at her life the same way, or else the weight of the loss, violence, and vitriol she\u2019s faced will pulverize her. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Those missiles were used during the Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq war and are used to pulverize critical infrastructure, like air defense sites and forward bases. \u2014 John Hudson, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Putin used the still-murky origins of the Moscow apartment bombings in 1999 as a pretext to pulverize Chechnya and paint himself as the muscular defender of the Russian people, just in time to win his first presidential election. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian troops and volunteers have managed so far to repel feints by Russian ground forces \u2014 leading to fears that the invaders will attempt, from a distance, to simply pulverize the city into submission. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Western officials and analysts say the conflict is turning into a grinding war of attrition, with Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s forces using air power and artillery to pulverize cities from a distance. \u2014 Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Moscow\u2019s strategy in Chechnya and Syria was to use artillery and air bombardments to pulverize cities and crush fighters\u2019 resolve. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"This sci-fi action flick proves yet again that no one can pulverize civilization like Emmerich. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Ten days into the Russian invasion, the shelling around the corridors made clear that Mr. Putin had settled on a plan to hammer civilian infrastructure and pulverize basic services and neighborhoods. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Late Latin pulverizare , from Latin pulver-, pulvis dust, powder \u2014 more at powder":""
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"\u02c8p\u0259l-v\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
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"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
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"nuke",
"pull down",
"raze",
"rub out",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
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"verb"
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"noun"
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": a young bird in the downy stage":[]
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"She pulled on the rope with all her might."
],
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],
": to breathe in the smoke from (a cigarette, pipe, etc.)":[
"He rocked back and forth, pulling on his pipe."
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"She quickly pulled on her boots.",
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"I panicked when he said the test was tomorrow, but then I realized he was just pulling my leg ."
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"noun"
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": the maximum constant torque under which a motor will accelerate from rest to approximate normal speed":[]
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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": to say or show that one hopes (someone or something) will succeed, get well, etc.":[
"We're all pulling for you (to get well).",
"I'm pulling for the home team."
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"noun"
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": a pin that when pulled disconnects or unlocks two parts of a machine and usually reverses the process when pushed":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162216"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a snap switch operated by pulling a chain or cord":[]
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"noun",
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": to draw even with others in a race":[]
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"\u02c8pu\u0307l-\u02cc\u0259p"
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"arrest",
"bring up",
"catch",
"check",
"draw up",
"fetch up",
"halt",
"hold up",
"stall",
"stay",
"still",
"stop"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"the jockey tried to pull up the apparently injured horse",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Edgeloe and her fellow researchers scuba dove to pull up roots from Posidonia in 10 different meadows. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Pratt, 24, who had been watching TV in his nearby home that evening, noticed a white car pull up to the station and walked over to attend to the customer. \u2014 D. Kwas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Mar. 2022",
"To interrupt the resulting beatdown, Will pulls a gun from Tray\u2019s backpack and shoots it in the air, then aims it at the gang leader until the cops pull up and arrest him. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Most people just think a bus driver can only drive a bus \u2014 pull up , open up the door. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, New York Times , 9 Sep. 2021",
"During the postseason, Kennerly found success attacking the basket, also showcasing her ability to pull up off the dribble. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Surveillance footage showed a car pull up near the pumps and someone appeared to use a device to bypass the payment system, Patel said. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch And Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"As the buses pull up , drivers hoist cardboard signs with handwritten destinations, mostly in Poland but also elsewhere in Europe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Technology has made that experience look quite different\u2014namely, the ubiquity of QR codes as menus, which customers can scan to pull up the restaurant\u2019s list of drinks and dishes in lieu of a physical menu. \u2014 Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics , 17 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a valveless vein that returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Four openings were designed to lead to the aorta, the vena cava, the pulmonary artery, and the pulmonary vein ; a cable connected it to a black dictionary-size control box. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2021",
"At the back of the organ, Lefrak left the pulmonary veins intact, slicing instead into the top of the damaged heart itself, leaving behind cuffs of tissue from Baisey's left and right atria. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2019",
"Life beyond football Off the field, Montgomery developed a relationship with Hunter Erb, an elementary-age boy with pulmonary vein stenosis. \u2014 Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com , 15 Apr. 2019",
"Montgomery displayed leadership off the field in his relationship with Hunter Erb, a 6-year-old who has pulmonary vein stenosis. \u2014 Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com , 28 Feb. 2019",
"In people who have this condition, the pulmonary veins , which drain blood from the lungs back into the left atrium, get irritable and start making the heart contract maniacally. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2018",
"The larger valves cannot be placed in anatomic position, and that can lead to clots and obstruct blood flow to other parts of the heart or pulmonary veins . \u2014 Alexia Elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2018",
"An urgent surgery showed a severe wound to the left pulmonary vein . \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 31 Aug. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1704, in the meaning defined above":""
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"city in southeastern Washington south of Spokane population 29,799":[]
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"1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a fire-alarm apparatus operated by pulling a handle or hook":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a tap with a long shank for tapping setscrew holes in the hubs of pulleys":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005154"
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"adjective"
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"pulmonary edema"
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": pulmonate":[],
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"\u02c8pu\u0307l-m\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u0259l-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Heartworm is a parasite that causes a pulmonary disease in pets like dogs, cats and ferrets. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
"Caprio, who started smoking at age 15 and was diagnosed with chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease in 1996, filed the lawsuit in 2007. \u2014 Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, complicated by pneumonia, was suffocating her, doctors told her that day in 2016. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 18 Feb. 2022",
"He was also being treated for obstructive pulmonary disease in recent months. \u2014 Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Those risk factors were being older than 65, diabetes, immunosuppression, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, chronic neurologic disease, chronic cardiac disease and chronic pulmonary disease. \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic pain and heart issues now plague Chenault and he is required to see a list of specialists, but none of them are in that part of the Delta. \u2014 Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The University Hospital of Giessen, one of Germany\u2019s foremost clinics for pulmonary disease, is at capacity. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
"He was diagnosed with end-stage cardio obstructive pulmonary disease in 2017 and has been open about his struggles with the disease online. \u2014 Alejandra Gularte, Vulture , 21 Oct. 2021"
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"The wound, which was one inch wide and three inches deep, hit her pulmonary artery . \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2021",
"The catheter passes through the right side of the heart and follows the path of blood flow into the pulmonary artery in the lungs, enabling clinicians to take measurements as the patient exercises on a stationary bicycle. \u2014 Laura Landro, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The valve between my heart's right ventricle and pulmonary artery had not developed correctly in the womb, and, as a result, blood flow between the two was obstructed. \u2014 Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Four openings were designed to lead to the aorta, the vena cava, the pulmonary artery , and the pulmonary vein; a cable connected it to a black dictionary-size control box. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2021",
"Six of their shots struck Taylor, who was unarmed, hitting her pulmonary artery and killing her. \u2014 Matt Mencarini, The Courier-Journal , 26 Oct. 2020",
"Taylor was struck six times, including in the pulmonary artery . \u2014 Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal , 21 Nov. 2020",
"Taylor's autopsy report, which showed that the fatal bullet tore through her pulmonary artery and damaged one of her lungs, killing her quickly. \u2014 Tessa Duvall, USA TODAY , 8 Oct. 2020",
"The autopsy report shows a bullet struck near Taylor's heart, tearing through her main pulmonary artery connecting her heart and lungs, and the lower lobe of her left lung. \u2014 Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal , 26 Sep. 2020"
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"She was wearing a light pullover .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The second suspect was wearing a black Nike pullover , dark shorts, and blue shoes. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Taken by the Duchess of Cambridge in Norfolk this weekend, the images show Princess Charlotte wearing a blue pullover sweater, paired with a sweet collared blouse and navy blue trousers. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 1 May 2022",
"The same design comes on a tunic, a hoodie, a blouse, and a pullover sweater, and there are a ton of colors to choose from. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 29 Apr. 2022",
"These track pants and pullover from American Giant will make Mom look cool and feel great at brunches and get-togethers in the foreseeable future. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 1 May 2021",
"Bild newspaper released a picture of the driver being detained, wearing a yellow pullover , jogging trousers and red trainers. \u2014 Andy Eckardt, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"Madelyn Valdes wore her Angels cap, Angels pullover jacket and, while sitting among a crowd of 28,228 at Angel Stadium Thursday night, a look of concern. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
"On a blustery, snowy day in early spring, Mr. Ryan sat in Giuseppe\u2019s Italian Market, one of his favorite Italian delis in Niles, dressed down in jeans and a gray pullover with a United Steelworkers logo. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The set includes a pullover top with stretchy fabric and drawstring pants that have matching purple and white lace detailing. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Rod Parker sits on the end of the Homestead bench donning a blue Spartans pullover and gray sweatpants. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star , 7 Jan. 2020",
"For this fall there are all sorts of body-skimming knits, most of them pullover styles with a round, mock or turtle neck. \u2014 Sharon Graubard, courant.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"Other items include a backpack in Gryffindor colors scarlet and gold, a men\u2019s jacket with a Deathly Hallows theme and a four-houses themed pullover in white. \u2014 Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY , 7 June 2019",
"Before they're sold out, stock up on the pullover sweatshirt or hoodie styles in fresh colors like cream and olive (or buy this unexpected rose color for the guy in your life). 3. \u2014 Health.com , 13 Dec. 2017",
"The four-year-old dressed up in uniform for his big day, with a logo pullover sweater, blue oxford shirt and his signature shorts. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 Sep. 2017",
"Austen Rankin looked the part in a white Nike Ohio State pullover , black Nike shorts and all-white adidas cleats. \u2014 Bill Landis, cleveland.com , 16 May 2017",
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"Police tried to pull over Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old DoorDash driver, for a traffic infraction early Monday, authorities said. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"The shooting occurred when Akron police officers tried to pull over Walker for traffic and equipment violations at 12:30 a.m. Monday on Thayer and East Tallmadge avenues. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"He was next arrested in March 2018 by North Little Rock police after refusing to pull over for a non-working brake light. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"After a patrol officer tried to pull over a car going 58 mph in a 35-mph zone, the driver took off from there westbound at around 11 p.m. on May 21. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Orland Park officers attempted to pull over a male driver in a white Nissan with a female passenger around 5:45 p.m., FOX32 Chicago reported. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The car the officers tried to pull over first sped up, then slowed down to be parallel with the officers\u2019 squad car, Brown said at a Thursday press conference. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"When the officer tried to pull over the motorcycle, the driver attempted to flee the scene. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"Mintun followed the red Tahoe, pulled up to the driver\u2019s side and asked the woman behind the wheel to pull over . \u2014 oregonlive , 29 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because of concerns about the cables in the roof's pulley system, the Diamondbacks have been unable to open and close it while fans are present. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a pulley lift system for opening the 6.5-foot-wide canopy, which is made from polyester and has a small wind vent at the apex. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
"The canopy's vented top prevents swaying caused by wind, and the pulley system makes this easy to open and close. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Firefighters set up a pulley system on a higher floor and lowered two firefighters approximately 25 feet down the elevator shaft to reach the stuck car. \u2014 Fox News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Apart from the attractive red-brick exterior, the main attraction of this late 1800s two-story warehouse \u2014 whose former tenants included a pulley company, chair company and borax factory \u2014 lies on the inside. \u2014 Bob Gendron, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Sections of the ballpark\u2019s roof are connected by more than four miles of cable strung through a pulley system, which is operated by 200-horsepower motors. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Game wardens in Jim Hogg County, typically tasked with enforcing the state's hunting and wildlife laws, were quick to arrive and used a makeshift pulley system to lower a kennel to the bottom. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 21 Mar. 2022",
"His store sits on more than just an old tiki bar \u2014 in another part of the basement, there\u2019s an old shooting range, with a pulley system overhead to move targets back and forth as well as a 50-foot-deep horizontal cylinder to aim into. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"pu\u0307l-\u02c8m\u00e4n-ik, \u02ccp\u0259l-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Has successful open-heart surgery to replace the pulmonic valve inserted in 1997. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 22 July 2021",
"The former California governor first underwent heart surgery in 1997, to replace his original pulmonic valve due to a congenital heart defect. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 23 Oct. 2020",
"Franklin suspects Fredericks had congenital pulmonic stenosis, a narrowing of the valve that leads from the heart to the lungs, causing cyanosis or blueness. \u2014 Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic , 2 Sep. 2020",
"The pulmonic valve originally was installed in 1997 for a congenital heart defect and had to be replaced. \u2014 CBS News , 2 Apr. 2018",
"The 70-year-old Hollywood superstar and former governor of California went to Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles on Thursday for a pulmonic valve replacement, a spokesperson said in a statement. \u2014 Time , 30 Mar. 2018"
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"noun"
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"Because of concerns about the cables in the roof's pulley system, the Diamondbacks have been unable to open and close it while fans are present. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a pulley lift system for opening the 6.5-foot-wide canopy, which is made from polyester and has a small wind vent at the apex. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
"The canopy's vented top prevents swaying caused by wind, and the pulley system makes this easy to open and close. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Firefighters set up a pulley system on a higher floor and lowered two firefighters approximately 25 feet down the elevator shaft to reach the stuck car. \u2014 Fox News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Apart from the attractive red-brick exterior, the main attraction of this late 1800s two-story warehouse \u2014 whose former tenants included a pulley company, chair company and borax factory \u2014 lies on the inside. \u2014 Bob Gendron, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Sections of the ballpark\u2019s roof are connected by more than four miles of cable strung through a pulley system, which is operated by 200-horsepower motors. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Game wardens in Jim Hogg County, typically tasked with enforcing the state's hunting and wildlife laws, were quick to arrive and used a makeshift pulley system to lower a kennel to the bottom. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 21 Mar. 2022",
"His store sits on more than just an old tiki bar \u2014 in another part of the basement, there\u2019s an old shooting range, with a pulley system overhead to move targets back and forth as well as a 50-foot-deep horizontal cylinder to aim into. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211147"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": wool removed from the pelt of a slaughtered sheep (as by sweating or a depilatory)":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-213505"
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"noun"
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": a method that utilizes spectrophotometry to measure the oxygen saturation of circulating arterial blood by means of a pulse oximeter":[
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"\u2014 Charles Wiener",
"Before pulse oximetry , the only option for measuring a patient's oxygen saturation was a painful invasive arterial blood gas test and it typically took a minimum of 20 to 30 minutes to obtain the result.",
"\u2014 Keri Forsythe-Stephens",
"Pulse oximetry is a spectrophotometry technology which determines the arterial oxygen saturation by the detection of pulsatile blood flow and is based on differing absorption spectra of oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin which includes the red and near-infrared wavelengths of light.",
"\u2014 Shruti Singh et al."
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": a test using pulse oximetry":[
"\u2026 the patient would undergo pulse oximetries in their own homes conducted at rest, with activity, and overnight.",
"\u2014 Hospital Home Health"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-023637"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-041357"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": modulation of a radio wave or signal in which the intelligence is conveyed by varying the time relationship of the pulses of the wave":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111414"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an orange crystalline lactonic acid (C 17 H 11 O 3 )COOH obtained from lichens and by hydrolysis of vulpinic acid":[]
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"\u02ccp\u0259l\u02c8vinik-"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, blend of pulvic and -in":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-085229"
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"noun"
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"Middle English pullan, pullayn , from Old French poleing young cock, from Late Latin pullinus of a chicken, from Latin, of a young animal, from pullus young of an animal, foal, chick + -inus -ine":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093819"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under the investments announced last week, Cal-Maine will build four new cage-free hen houses and convert two pullet houses in Utah for a total capacity of 810,000 cage-free layer hens. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In 2018, a fire destroyed a pullet barn at the facility. \u2014 Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati.com , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Crystal Cahill of Great Meadows, New Jersey, twice took advantage of that sort of deal after buying what she was told were four 7-week-old pullets in November. \u2014 Author: Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2018",
"The farm owner again offered her two pullets in exchange, but Cahill couldn't part with the bird. \u2014 Author: Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2018",
"A disease outbreak in a barn full of breeding stock \u2014 that\u2019s about 36,000 pullets and 4,000 roosters \u2014 would be devastating to the company. \u2018 \u2014 Mychel Matthews, idahostatesman , 11 June 2017"
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"Middle English polet , from Anglo-French pullet young bird, chicken, diminutive of pulle, poule young animal, from Late Latin pullus , from Latin, young animal, chicken, sprout \u2014 more at foal":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-103013"
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"adjective"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": dried figs that are drawn flat by the fingers with the blossom end in the center before they are packed in layers in boxes":[]
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": having the shape or appearance of a pulvillus":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125543"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142002"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a leather or fabric loop or tab attached to the top of a shoe or boot to help in drawing it on \u2014 compare backstrap":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160002"
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"noun"
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": a noninvasive medical device that utilizes spectrophotometry to measure the oxygen saturation of circulating arterial blood in an individual by determining the percentage of oxygenated hemoglobin pulsating through a network of blood capillaries by way of a sensor attached typically to a finger, toe, or earlobe":[
"Your pulse oximeter will give you a numerical reading\u2014a percentage that indicates the level of oxygen saturation in your blood.",
"\u2014 Tara Parker-Pope"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the meantime, Mary and Anthony don't leave the house without Henry's pulse oximeter , oxygen, bag valve mask and rescue meds in case of emergency. \u2014 Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Epstein explained that one of the first things hospital personnel look at is oxygen saturation, which can be measured through a pulse oximeter . \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Purchase a pulse oximeter at your local pharmacy to keep tabs on your oxygen level. \u2014 Essence , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Patients were provided kits with a blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter that also measured heart rate, and a log sheet for tracking vital signs and COVID-19 symptoms. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Two-time Everest summiter Kuntal Joisher, who is based in Mumbai, India, and who watched Furtenbach testing the new pulse oximeter at the north-side Base Camp last year, feels that such a device would only complicate his climb. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 15 Aug. 2020",
"Nisi La'a delivers a bag containing COVID-19 at-home tests, masks, a thermometer and pulse oximeter to a home Wednesday, Feb. 02, 2022. \u2014 Kim Boj\u00f3rquez, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"In terms of hardware, the Fenix 7 has a heart rate monitor, pulse oximeter , thermometer, altimeter, and GPS, now with the L5 frequency range. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Paramedic Alec Newby got into the back and hooked the patient up to a blood pressure cuff; a pulse oximeter , which measures heart rate and blood oxygen saturation; and an electrocardiogram, which records the heart's electrical activity. \u2014 Helen Santoro, CNN , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175452"
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": modulation of a radio wave or signal by pulses":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192101"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a pigment that is prepared by precipitation in water, filtered, and pressed but not dried and that is marketed in the water paste form \u2014 compare distemper entry 4 sense 2c , dry color , flush color , lake entry 4 sense 1b":[]
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"definitions":{
": bread pulled from the inside of a loaf in irregular pieces and browned lightly":[]
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": radar that operates by emitting and receiving pulses at signal":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194833"
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": of or relating to a pulvillus":[]
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"\u02ccp\u0259l\u02c8vil\u0259(r)",
"\u02c8p\u0259lv\u0259l-"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": modulation of a radio wave or signal in which the intelligence is conveyed by varying the length or duration of the pulses of the wave":[]
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"Following a brief interval with an empty pulpit , the congregation called Sam Wilcoxon, a Southern Baptist preacher from Paragould, to pastor. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"American tale takes us from a housing project to Ebenezer Baptist, once King\u2019s home pulpit , and now the halls of Congress. \u2014 Tammy Joyner, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Yet Twitter is still at the center of culture-war debates and remains a pulpit from which to troll public discourse, even after the ban of Donald Trump, in 2021. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
"We will not be made to tuck our Pride flags away because hateful and ignorant people have been given the pulpit . \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"But after a few sentences, the delegates shouted to him to get up into the pulpit . \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The fact that Elder Renlund affirmed this from the pulpit in General Conference strikes me as good news. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"Doe laughed when informed his Adams Avenue Unplugged performance will take place in the Normal Heights United Methodist Church, where the stage is literally the pulpit . \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"How to decide who\u2019s best to lead the congregation? Leave aside the worst-case scenarios \u2014 a scoundrel in the mold of the fictional Elmer Gantry or the real-life Jim Bakker \u2014 the pulpit is filled with perils for even the best-intentioned. \u2014 Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"These are also the most likely of the lung\u2019s cells to turn cancerous, a pulmonologist with Albert Einstein College of Medicine explained in a statement. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 31 May 2022",
"That's a red flag, said Dr. Marc Sala, a pulmonologist and critical care specialist who sees long Covid patients at Northwestern Medicine's Comprehensive Covid-19 Center. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The pulmonologist , who also teaches at Rosalind Franklin University, emphasized the contributions of all of the staff who collaborated to extract the sharp dental tool from Jozsi's lung. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 23 Apr. 2022",
"She\u2019d been previously infected but only found out when a pulmonologist told her in 2016 that her lung scan indicated Valley fever. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In the interview, Christensen said the prosecution had a really strong argument, especially with Dr. Martin Tobin, a soft-spoken pulmonologist who testified in clear language that Floyd died of low oxygen due to Chauvin's restraint. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 22 Apr. 2021",
"The chances of a conviction appeared more likely after jurors heard from Martin Tobin, a Chicago-area pulmonologist who offered a thorough and polished account of how Mr. Floyd died from asphyxiation. \u2014 Jacob Gershman, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Prosecutors then re-called to the stand Dr. Martin Tobin, a pulmonologist who offered key testimony for the prosecution last week, saying Floyd died of low oxygen under the pressure of officers' weight on his neck, back and side. \u2014 Erin Donaghue, CBS News , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Unfortunately, there's no one ideal sleep position to rule them all, says Jennifer Y. So, MD, a pulmonologist and the medical director of the University of Maryland Sleep Laboratory. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 5 Oct. 2021"
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"The central bank will further adjust the downward rate of crawl for the pula to 2.87% from 1.51% with effect May 1. \u2014 Mbongeni Mguni, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
"The auction will take place at 3 p.m. local time in the capital, Gaborone, on Feb. 7 and interested bidders will need to put down a refundable deposit of 200,000 pula ($18,300). \u2014 Time , 5 Feb. 2020",
"With effect from June 24, the United States dollar, British pound, South African Rand, Botswana pula and a host of other foreign currencies are no longer legal tender in any transactions in Zimbabwe. \u2014 Chris Muronzi, Quartz Africa , 26 June 2019",
"With effect from June 24, the United States dollar, British pound, South African Rand, Botswana pula and a host of other foreign currencies are no longer legal tender in any transactions in Zimbabwe. \u2014 Chris Muronzi, Quartz Africa , 26 June 2019"
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"Risks Life in Surf The pulmotor at the beach was put in use and a telephone call rushed out a lung motor from police headquarters at San Diego. \u2014 sandiegouniontribune.com , 6 May 2018",
"Coffin recovered the body in about 15 minutes, but artificial respiration administered by a Lowell pulmotor squad failed to revive the lad, who was spending the day at the lake with his mother. \u2014 Post-Tribune , 9 Oct. 2017"
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"The auction will take place at 3 p.m. local time in the capital, Gaborone, on Feb. 7 and interested bidders will need to put down a refundable deposit of 200,000 pula ($18,300). \u2014 Time , 5 Feb. 2020",
"With effect from June 24, the United States dollar, British pound, South African Rand, Botswana pula and a host of other foreign currencies are no longer legal tender in any transactions in Zimbabwe. \u2014 Chris Muronzi, Quartz Africa , 26 June 2019",
"With effect from June 24, the United States dollar, British pound, South African Rand, Botswana pula and a host of other foreign currencies are no longer legal tender in any transactions in Zimbabwe. \u2014 Chris Muronzi, Quartz Africa , 26 June 2019"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": pulse length modulation":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165559"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an instrument for measuring the pulse especially for force and rate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259l\u02c8sim\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"pulse entry 2 + -i- + -meter":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173450"
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"pulmocutaneous artery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": either of the posterior pair of arterial arches that arise from the truncus arteriosus in amphibians, divide into pulmonary and cutaneous arteries, and transport venous blood to the respiratory surfaces of the skin, buccal cavity, and lungs":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181341"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a pulpit or preaching":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-p\u0259\u0307t\u1d4al",
"-\u02ccpit\u1d4al",
"-t\u1d4al"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183849"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": powdery":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259lv\u0259r\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pulver-, pulvis , dust, powder + English -ous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104129"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or containing pulp":[
"pulpy orange juice",
"They are bigger\u2014the size of cultivated blueberries\u2014and have pulpy flesh and skin the purple-black color of eggplant.",
"\u2014 Corby Kummer"
],
": resembling pulp : soft and yielding":[
"\u2026 I know women at my gym who diet all the time and endure five calisthenics classes a week and still have pulpy thighs and no waistline.",
"\u2014 Helen Dudar"
],
": relating to, suggestive of, or characterized by the sensational subject matter or tone of pulp fiction (see pulp entry 1 sense 4 )":[
"\u2026 a fairly chilling, spooky meditation on parenthood, guilt, dirty little secrets and community\u2014a pulpy \u2026 immorality play.",
"\u2014 David Wild",
"In reality, I'm a writer, with six pulpy thrillers under my belt \u2026",
"\u2014 Ben Mezrich"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259l-p\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193142"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or characteristic of preaching":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u0259l-",
"\u00a6pu\u0307lp\u0259\u0307\u00a6ta(a)r\u0113\u0259n",
"\"",
"-ter-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pulpit entry 1 + -arian":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193555"
},
"pulpit Bible":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large Bible traditionally kept open on the pulpit or lectern of many Protestant churches":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200357"
},
"pulsion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or action of pushing or driving : propulsion":[
"these undirected and hence uncoordinated pulsions , so prevalent in childhood",
"\u2014 H. A. Murray",
"\u2014 opposed to traction"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259lsh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin pulsion-, pulsio , from Latin pulsus (past participle of pellere to beat, drive, push) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202456"
},
"pulsive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": impelling or tending to impel : propulsive":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259lsiv",
"-s\u0113v also -s\u0259v"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin puls us (past participle of pellere ) + English -ive":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202926"
},
"pulpit cloth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the antependium of a pulpit":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211354"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a displacement pump with valves for raising water by steam partly by atmospheric pressure and partly by the direct action of the steam on the water without intervention of a piston":[],
": sphygmograph , pulsimeter":[],
": a watch with special dial used by physicians in determining the pulse rate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0259l\u02c8s\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)",
"-m\u0259t\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary pulse entry 2 + -o- + -meter":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213604"
},
"pulton":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an infantry regiment in India":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi pal\u1e6dan , from English battalion":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-220156"
},
"pulpiteer":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one who speaks in or delivers sermons from a pulpit : preacher":[
"an eloquent pulpiteer"
],
": preach , sermonize":[
"pulpiteered against the wets",
"\u2014 Newsweek"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6p\u0259l-",
"\"",
"\u00a6pu\u0307lp\u0259\u00a6ti(\u0259)r",
"-i\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pulpit entry 1 + -eer":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221946"
},
"pulpiter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": preacher":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-p\u0259\u0307t-",
"\u02c8p\u0259l-",
"\u02c8pu\u0307l\u02ccpit\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"pulpit entry 1 + -er":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222110"
},
"pulu":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a soft elastic yellowish brown vegetable wool obtained in Hawaii from the young fronds of tree ferns of the genus Cibotium (especially C. menziesii ) and formerly exported for mattress and pillow stuffing":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00fc\u02ccl\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hawaiian, from pulu wet, soaked":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223026"
},
"pulverized sugar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": standard powdered sugar derived from granulated sugar by grinding and usually after adding flour to prevent caking":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231413"
},
"pulv":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":{
"powder":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pulvis":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233638"
},
"pulverable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being pulverized":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259l-v\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u0259lv-r\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1617, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023857"
},
"pulverized":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize":[
"pulverize rock"
],
": annihilate , demolish":[],
": to become pulverized":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259l-v\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pull down",
"raze",
"rub out",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
],
"antonyms":[
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The mower pulverizes grass clippings.",
"Bits of pulverized rock filled the air.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When grinding the seeds, be sure to keep them coarse \u2014 don\u2019t pulverize them to a powder. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Megan has to look at her life the same way, or else the weight of the loss, violence, and vitriol she\u2019s faced will pulverize her. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Those missiles were used during the Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq war and are used to pulverize critical infrastructure, like air defense sites and forward bases. \u2014 John Hudson, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Putin used the still-murky origins of the Moscow apartment bombings in 1999 as a pretext to pulverize Chechnya and paint himself as the muscular defender of the Russian people, just in time to win his first presidential election. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian troops and volunteers have managed so far to repel feints by Russian ground forces \u2014 leading to fears that the invaders will attempt, from a distance, to simply pulverize the city into submission. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Western officials and analysts say the conflict is turning into a grinding war of attrition, with Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s forces using air power and artillery to pulverize cities from a distance. \u2014 Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Moscow\u2019s strategy in Chechnya and Syria was to use artillery and air bombardments to pulverize cities and crush fighters\u2019 resolve. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"This sci-fi action flick proves yet again that no one can pulverize civilization like Emmerich. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin pulverizare , from Latin pulver-, pulvis dust, powder \u2014 more at powder":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024328"
},
"pulverant":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": pulverized":[
"pulverant gypsum"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0259lv\u0259r\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin pulverant-, pulverans , present participle of pulverare":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-031554"
},
"Pulverator":{
"type":[
"trademark"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccr\u0101t\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-033003"
}
}