English Explanatory Dictionary

underpull

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A driver for pumping that has the eccentrics under the gear wheel.
  2. Synonym of undertow.
  3. A downward pull or force.
  4. A negative influence.
  5. A secret or indirect influence.
  6. A handhold that allows one to pull oneself up from below.
  7. The act of pulling (any sense) insufficiently.
  8. Failure to pull a muscle as far as it can contract.
verb
  1. To exert one's influence secretly.
  2. To pull (any sense) insufficiently.
adj
  1. Designed to be pulled and mounted on the underside.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

underpull underpulls underpulling underpulled more underpull most underpull

Etymology

From under- + pull.

Synonyms

undertow
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