Definition of Pull ahead

1. Verb. Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.. "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

Exact synonyms: Advance, Gain, Gain Ground, Get Ahead, Make Headway, Win
Specialized synonyms: Steal, Hit, Rack Up, Score, Tally
Antonyms: Fall Back
Derivative terms: Gainer, Win

Definition of Pull ahead

1. Verb. (idiomatic intransitive) to start being in a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pull Ahead

pull-downs
pull-focus
pull-in
pull-ins
pull-off
pull-quote
pull-through
pull-up
pull-ups
pull a
pull a Homer
pull a face
pull a fast one
pull a fast one on
pull ahead (current term)
pull along
pull an all-nighter
pull an oar
pull apart
pull at
pull away
pull back
pull chain
pull down
pull factor
pull factors
pull from the fire
pull in

Literary usage of Pull ahead

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Knickerbocker; Or, New York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew, Timothy Flint, Washington Irving (1839)
"Another stroke more, boys; Now line the oar, boys; pull ahead, yo heave O! ... pull ahead, yo heave O ! T,. 1 Then give me a whaleman, wherever he be, ..."

2. History of the American Whale Fishery from Its Earliest Inception to the by Alexander Starbuck (1878)
"pull ahead ! So, way enough—hold water, all ;" and, driven by a strong arm, the sharp lance entered his '< life," its bright shank disappearing till the ..."

3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1839)
"Now line the oar, boys; pull ahead, yo heave O!' 'Then rises long Tom, who never knew fear ... pull ahead, yo heave О ! .. ;* v,. 'Then give mea whaleman, ..."

4. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1839)
"Another stroke more, boys; Now line the oar. boys; pull ahead, yo heave 0!' 'Then rises long Tom, who never knew fear ; Cries the captain, 'Now nail her, ..."

5. Patent System & Modern Technology Needs: Meeting the Challenge of the 21st edited by Constance Morella (1998)
"And I think that is one of the reasons I would suggest why you're beginning to see our patent office boom, and the US starting to pull ahead in these ..."

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