Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.

    sich am Riemen reißen

    заката́ть рукава́zakatátʹ rukavá, засучи́ть рукава́zasučítʹ rukavá

Examples

184 sentences

  1. Tom saw a car pull up.

    Том бачив машину, що зупинилася. — deniko

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  2. My grandmother was pulling up weeds in her backyard.

    Моя бабця полола бур'яни на задньому подвір'ї. — mutternoise

    ruМоя бабушка пропалывала сорняки на заднем дворе. — mutternoise

    deMeine Oma jätete im Hintergarten Unkraut. — xtofu80

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  3. Pull up to the curb.

    Зупинися біля узбіччя. — deniko

    ruПрижмись к обочине. — odexed

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  4. Tom pulled up in his car.

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  5. I heard a car pull up.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts:

Forms

pulls one's socks up, pulling one's socks up, pulled one's socks up, pulled one's socks up
Base formpull one's socks up · to pull one's socks up
3rd person singularpulls one's socks up
Present participlepulling one's socks up
Past simplepulled one's socks up
Past participlepulled one's socks up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypull one's socks up
he, she, itpulls one's socks up

Past simpleLesson

all personspulled one's socks up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pulled one's socks up
he, she, ithas pulled one's socks up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pull one's socks up

Synonyms

5 synonyms
belly up to the barget one's act togetherknuckle downroll up one's sleevesshape up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pukepullA2pulleypulloverB1pulmonary
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