to pull through

  • 1pull through something — pull through (something) to experience difficulties and continue to live or succeed. I didn t think he d survive, but he somehow pulled through. Those flowers can pull through a mild winter. We hope our experience will encourage them to pull… …

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  • 2pull through — (something) to experience difficulties and continue to live or succeed. I didn t think he d survive, but he somehow pulled through. Those flowers can pull through a mild winter. We hope our experience will encourage them to pull through hard… …

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  • 3pull through — ► pull through get through an illness or other difficult situation. Main Entry: ↑pull …

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  • 4pull through — [v] recover come through, get better, get over, improve, rally, ride out*, survive, triumph, weather*; concepts 303,700,706 Ant. die, fail, lose …

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  • 5pull through — phrasal verb Word forms pull through : present tense I/you/we/they pull through he/she/it pulls through present participle pulling through past tense pulled through past participle pulled through 1) [intransitive] to manage to stay alive after… …

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  • 6pull-through — noun cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it • Hypernyms: ↑cleaning implement, ↑cleaning device, ↑cleaning equipment * * * (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( s)… …

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  • 7Pull-Through Production — A method used in just in time manufacturing processes to order production inputs and schedule manufacturing at the time a customer places an order. By basing purchase orders and manufacturing schedules on actual, rather than anticipated, orders,… …

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  • 8pull through — verb 1. bring into safety We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack • Syn: ↑save, ↑carry through, ↑bring through • Derivationally related forms: ↑savior (for: ↑ …

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  • 9pull through — PHR V ERG If someone with a serious illness or someone in a very difficult situation pulls through, they recover. [V P] Everyone was very concerned whether he would pull through or not... [V n P] It is only our determination to fight that has… …

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  • 10pull-through operation — surgery on the intestine in which a diseased segment is removed and a proximal segment is pulled down and through the part just beyond the removed part. See ileoanal pull through anastomosis, Duhamel o., Soave o., and Swenson o …

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