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

As such, if the clouds manage to pull on each other and spiral into one another, the initial spiraling motion is conserved into the final rotation of the merged cloud, under the law of conservation of angular momentum. — Edwin Alexani, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2026

That includes making your bed, folding clothes, even pulling on a sweatshirt, where your nails are at risk of getting caught and pulling. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2026

The rapper seemingly pulled on themes from American Horror Story and the surrealism of Tim Burton’s filmmaking to bring her bone-chilling vision to life. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

But after Paisley’s generous words, Swift remembered a prank that Paisley pulled on her nearly 20 years ago. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for pull on

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