verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

pull teeth

pull teeth · pulls teeth · pulled teeth · pulling teeth

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To extract teeth, usually because they are decayed or damagedTo extract teeth, usually because they are decayed or damaged.

Meaning

2 senses

To extract teeth, usually because they are decayed or damaged.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To do something that is especially difficult or effortful.
You will probably have to pull teeth to get a straight answer from a car salesman.

1 languages

pulls teeth, pulling teeth, pulled teeth, pulled teeth

irregular

I, you, we, they	pull teeth
he, she, it	pulls teeth

all persons

pulled teeth

I, you, we, they	have pulled teeth
he, she, it	has pulled teeth

all persons

will pull teeth

1 synonyms

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