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pulleys : a wheel used to transmit power by means of a belt, rope, or chain; especially : one with a grooved rim that forms part of a tackle for hoisting or for changing the direction of a force

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

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