pull on

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.

Examples of pull on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once the bars have chilled, this is an easy way to remove them from the pan by pulling on the sides of the foil. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026

Feeling gleeful at the first excuse to pull on a sweater or light an autumn candle? — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 15 Oct. 2026

Here’s a guy who scraped his dollars together, came to the club, and out of all the people there, he gets pulled on stage by Ol’ Dirty Bastard. — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Expressing a particular gene — turning it into its corresponding protein — is like pulling on its ropes to change the shape of the sheet. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for pull on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon