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  • 51pull — [[t]pʊl[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position 2) to draw or tug at with force 3) to rend; tear: to pull a cloth to pieces[/ex] 4) to draw or pluck away from a place of… …

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  • 52tear — A discontinuity in substance of a structure. Cf.:laceration. bucket handle t. a t. and separation in the central part of a semilunar cartilage with the ends intact that produces a resemblance to the handle of a bucket. Mallory Weiss t. SYN:… …

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  • 53tear — tear1 [tɛ:] verb (past tore; past participle torn) 1》 pull or rip apart or to pieces.     ↘make a hole or split in.     ↘damage (a muscle or ligament) by overstretching it.     ↘(tear something down) demolish something. 2》 (tear something apart)… …

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  • 54pull — 1. verb 1) he pulled the box toward him Syn: tug, haul, drag, draw, tow, heave, lug, jerk, wrench; informal yank Ant: push 2) he pulled the bad tooth out Syn …

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  • 55tear — I 1. verb 1) I tore up the letter Syn: rip up, rip in two, pull to pieces, shred 2) his flesh was torn Syn: lacerate, cut (open), gash, slash, scratch, hack, pierce …

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  • 56pull — v 1. draw, draft, hale, Physiol. adduct; puff, take a puff or drag, suck in, inspire, inhale, breathe in, drink in; haul, lug, drag, transport; tow, take in tow, row, lead, Naut. warp, Naut. kedge; draggle, trail, trawl, troll. 2. tug, yank,… …

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  • 57tear out — Synonyms and related words: avulse, cut out, dash off, deracinate, dig out, dig up, disentangle, draw, draw out, dredge, dredge up, eradicate, evolve, evulse, excavate, excise, exsect, extract, extricate, get out, gouge out, grub up, hasten off,… …

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  • 58tear — 1. verb 1) your shirt s torn Syn: rip, split, slit, pull apart, pull to pieces, shred, rupture, sever 2) his flesh was torn Syn: lacerate, cut (open), gash …

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  • 59pull — 1. verb 1) he pulled the box towards him Syn: tug, haul, drag, draw, tow, heave, jerk, wrench; informal yank 2) she pulled a muscle Syn: strain, sprain, wrench …

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  • 60pull out — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abrupt, alienate, apostatize, avulse, back down, back out, bank, be getting along, beat a retreat, beg off, betray, bolt, break away, buzz off, cast off, cast out, come away, crab, cringe, cry off, cut adrift …

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