pull on
phrasal verb
pulled on; pulling on; pulls on
1
: to hold onto and move (something) toward oneself
She pulled on the rope with all her might.
2
: to hold onto and pull (something) repeatedly
When she gets nervous, she pulls on her ear.
3
: to breathe in the smoke from (a cigarette, pipe, etc.)
He rocked back and forth, pulling on his pipe.
4
: to dress oneself in (clothing)
She quickly pulled on her boots.
He pulled a sweater on.
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What a great prank to pull on your deer hunting buddy.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
There’s something about pulling on a soft sweatshirt that feels like an instant exhale.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Instead of having heavy electronic goggles sticking out from the wearer's face and pulling on the neck like a lever, the optics are integrated into the ballistic helmet along with acoustic and radio frequency sensors.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
More likely, the European Space Agency's Gaia astrometric mission may have been able to detect a wobble in the motion of the white dwarf on the sky caused by the gravity of orbiting gas giant planets pulling on it.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
There’s something about pulling on a soft sweatshirt that feels like an instant exhale.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Instead of having heavy electronic goggles sticking out from the wearer's face and pulling on the neck like a lever, the optics are integrated into the ballistic helmet along with acoustic and radio frequency sensors.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
More likely, the European Space Agency's Gaia astrometric mission may have been able to detect a wobble in the motion of the white dwarf on the sky caused by the gravity of orbiting gas giant planets pulling on it.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Pull on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20on. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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