English Explanatory Dictionary

gravity's pull

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The force of gravity acting upon an object.
  2. Stress or pressure of a situation acting upon a person.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

gravity's pull

Etymology

From gravity + -'s + pull, literally “the pull of gravity”. Pull is a common collocation of the word gravity, especially as the phrasal verb pull down.

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