{To pull apart}, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope
will pull apart.
{To pull up}, to draw the reins; to stop; to halt.
{To pull through}, to come successfully to the end of a difficult undertaking, a dangerous sickness, or the like. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pull apart — or pull to pieces 1. To cause to break into pieces by pulling 2. To criticize harshly • • • Main Entry: ↑pull * * * ˌpull a ˈpart [transitive] [present tense … Useful english dictionary
pull apart something — pull apart (something) to examine all the parts of something in order to understand it. We spent the afternoon pulling apart the figures supplied by the research team … New idioms dictionary
pull apart — (something) to examine all the parts of something in order to understand it. We spent the afternoon pulling apart the figures supplied by the research team … New idioms dictionary
pull apart — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pull apart : present tense I/you/we/they pull apart he/she/it pulls apart present participle pulling apart past tense pulled apart past participle pulled apart pull someone apart to separate two people or… … English dictionary
pull apart — they pulled apart the suitcase looking for hidden drugs Syn: dismantle, disassemble, take/pull to pieces, take/pull to bits, take apart, strip down; demolish, destroy, break up … Thesaurus of popular words
pull apart — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. separate, split, force apart; see divide 1 … English dictionary for students
pull apart — verb to open something by pulling on various parts of it … Wiktionary
pull apart — separate into pieces; severely criticize … English contemporary dictionary
pull-apart — … Useful english dictionary
pull — [pool] vt. [ME pullen < OE pullian, to pluck, snatch with the fingers: ? akin to MLowG pull, a husk, shell] 1. to exert force or influence on so as to cause to move toward or after the source of the force; drag, tug, draw, attract, etc. 2. a)… … English World dictionary
