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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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.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The group punched and hit the employee repeatedly, banged on the car and pulled on the doors demanding the vehicle, according to prosecutors.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
This oscillation pushes and pulls on the surrounding vessel walls, briefly opening tiny pores that allow drugs in the bloodstream to penetrate into the brain.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
James Thomson’s 1855 description of the Marangoni effect explained how, when two liquids that have different surface tensions meet, the fluid with the higher surface tension will pull on the other.
—Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The group punched and hit the employee repeatedly, banged on the car and pulled on the doors demanding the vehicle, according to prosecutors.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
This oscillation pushes and pulls on the surrounding vessel walls, briefly opening tiny pores that allow drugs in the bloodstream to penetrate into the brain.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
James Thomson’s 1855 description of the Marangoni effect explained how, when two liquids that have different surface tensions meet, the fluid with the higher surface tension will pull on the other.
—Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pull on
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“Pull on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20on. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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