Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1101]
Pull·man noun : a railroad passenger car with comfortable furnishings esp. for night travel
pull off verb : to accomplish successfully
pull·out noun : PULLBACK
pull out verb 1 : to go away from : DEPART
2 : to take back or away : REMOVE
Synonyms
clear out, depart, exit, get off, go, move, quit, sally, shove, take off—more at GO
pull·over adjective : put on by being pulled over the head <~ sweater>
— pull·over noun
pull–up noun : CHIN-UP
pull up verb : to bring or come to an often abrupt halt : STOP
pul·mo·nary adjective : of, relating to, or carried on by the lungs pulp noun 1 : the soft juicy or fleshy part of a fruit or vegetable 2 : a soft moist mass 3 : the soft sensitive tissue that fills the central cavity of a tooth 4 : a material (as from wood) used in making paper 5 : a magazine using cheap paper and often dealing with sensational material pul·pit noun : a raised platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service pulp·wood noun : wood used in making pulp for paper pulpy adjective : resembling or consisting of pulp Synonyms fleshy, juicy, succulent—more at JUICY flabby, mushy, soft, spongy—more at SOFT pul·sar noun : a celestial source of pulsating electromagnetic radiation (as radio waves) pul·sate verb pul·sat·ed; pul·sat·ing : to expand and contract rhythmically : BEAT Synonyms beat, palpitate, pitter-patter, pulse, throb; also fluctuate, oscillate, vibrate; quiver, tremble pul·sa·tion noun : rhythmical throbbing or vibrating Synonyms beat, palpitation, pulse, throb; also fluctuation, oscillation, vibration; quiver, tremble, tremor 1pulse noun 1 : the regular throbbing in the arteries caused by the contractions of the heart 2 : rhythmical beating, vibrating, or sounding 3 : a brief change in electrical current or voltage 2pulse verb : to exhibit a pulse or pulsation Synonyms beat, palpitate, pitter-patter, pulsate, throb—more at PULSATE pul·ver·ise British variant of PULVERIZE pul·ver·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to reduce (as by crushing or grinding) or be reduced to very small particles 2 : to destroy by or as if by smashing into fragments : DEMOLISH Synonyms [1] atomize, crush, grind, powder—more at POWDER [2] annihilate, blot out, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, exterminate, extinguish, obliterate, ruin, shatter, smash, tear down, waste, wipe out, wreck—more at DESTROY pu·ma noun, plural pumas also puma [ORIGIN: Sp, fr. Quechua] : a large powerful tawny brown wild American cat : COUGAR pum·ice noun : a light porous volcanic glass used esp. for smoothing and polishing pum·mel verb -meled also -melled; -mel·ing also -mel·ling : to strike repeatedly : BEAT 1pump noun : a device for raising, transferring, or compressing fluids esp. by suction or pressure 2pump verb 1 : to raise (as water) with a pump 2 : to draw fluid from with a pump; also : to fill by means of a pump <~ up a tire> 3 : to force or propel in the manner of a pump 4 : to move in a manner that resembles the action of a pump handle 5 : to question persistently — pump·er noun Synonyms [4] bob, bobble, jog, jounce, nod, seesaw—more at NOD [5] examine, grill, interrogate, query, question, quiz—more at EXAMINE 3pump noun : a low shoe that grips the foot chiefly at the toe and heel pumped adjective : filled with energetic excitement and enthusiasm pum·per·nick·el noun : a dark rye bread pump·kin noun : the large usu. orange fruit of a vine of the gourd family that is widely used as food; also : this vine pun noun : the humorous use of a word in a way that suggests two or more interpretations — pun verb 1punch verb 1 a : PROD, POKE b : to frighten or prod (as game or cattle) into moving in a desired direction