Meaning

1 senses

  1. To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Look, if push comes to shove I have no doubt she'll pull rank on you to get her way.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

pulls rank, pulling rank, pulled rank, pulled rank
Base formpull rank · to pull rank
3rd person singularpulls rank
Present participlepulling rank
Past simplepulled rank
Past participlepulled rank

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypull rank
he, she, itpulls rank

Past simpleLesson

all personspulled rank

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pulled rank
he, she, ithas pulled rank

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pull rank

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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