pull round

pull round

verb

Definition of PULL ROUND

intransitive verb

chiefly British

: to regain one's health

transitive verb

chiefly British : to restore to good health

Examples of PULL ROUND

1. <after a week without any relapses, it became clear that she would pull round eventually>

First Known Use of PULL ROUND

1891

Related to PULL ROUND

Synonyms: come back, gain, heal, mend, convalesce [chiefly British], rally, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back

Related Words: come around, come round, come to, improve, pick up, revive; cheer (up), perk (up); pull through, survive; recruit

Near Antonyms: ail, collapse, come down, sicken; decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsen; regress, relapse

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