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.
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The real weight of pedals pulling on cables.
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Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 June 2026
The altercation allegedly led to a brief fight in which the granddaughter is accused of pulling on one of the kids' hair before being separated.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Released in 2016, The Trouble With the Truth earned Bledsoe and Reeves a Best Liner Notes Grammy nomination for its 124-pagebooklet, a thorough curtain-pull on Smith in the early country world.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
One is a compass-like mechanism, whereby the Earth exerts a pull on magnetic particles in a bird’s upper beak that relays directional information via a large nerve in the cranium.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
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Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 June 2026
The altercation allegedly led to a brief fight in which the granddaughter is accused of pulling on one of the kids' hair before being separated.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Released in 2016, The Trouble With the Truth earned Bledsoe and Reeves a Best Liner Notes Grammy nomination for its 124-pagebooklet, a thorough curtain-pull on Smith in the early country world.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
One is a compass-like mechanism, whereby the Earth exerts a pull on magnetic particles in a bird’s upper beak that relays directional information via a large nerve in the cranium.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
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 15 Jun. 2026.
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