Definition of Pull along

1. Verb. Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance. "She pulled along a large trunk"

Exact synonyms: Schlep, Shlep
Generic synonyms: Drag
Specialized synonyms: Tow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pull Along

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
pull along (current term)
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
pull in one's horns

Literary usage of Pull along

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

1. An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean ...by William Mariner, John Martin by William Mariner, John Martin (1817)
"Luff (to keep close to the wind). Tow a'la. Lug (to pull along with violence). ... pull along ..."

2. At Home in Fijiby Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1817)
"Ludicrous. Hoo'a ; (ludicrously) gnoo'too hoo'a. Luff (to keep close to the wind). Tow a'U. Lug (to pull along ..."

3. The Dynamo: Its Theory, Design, and Manufacture by C. C. Hawkins (1922)
"In the second case there is a magnetic force or component of a pull along the line of action, and a certain EMF induced by movement along the line of ..."

4. Theoretical Elements of Electro-dynamic Machinery by Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1893)
"... of Electro-Dynamic Machinery. only one capable of maintaining equilibrium consistent with the condition of pull along the observed paths of flux. ..."

5. The New Physics: A Manual of Experimental Study for High Schools and by John Trowbridge (1884)
"In rising above the earth, the work we do is proportional to the mass we lift, and to the pull along these lines of force, or what we term the force of ..."

6. A complete and universal English dictionaryby James Barclay by James Barclay (1792)
"to pull along upon the ground from one place ее another. To pull up, or raife from a decp> 'hale, applied to air. ..."

7. The English Illustrated Magazine (1893)
"Blackfellow pull along a humpy tonight," said Jimmy, nodding his head solemnly, feeling that at last he had got a serious hearing and hoping to hear no more ..."

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