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pull for

pull for verb: to root for, support, or encourage (someone).

Verb

pull for (third-person singular simple present pulls for, present participle pulling for, simple past and past participle pulled for)

  1. (idiomatic) To root for, support, or encourage (someone).

Forms of pull for

third-person singular presentpulls for
present participlepulling for
past participlepulled for
pastpulled for

Questions about pull for

What does pull for mean?
Pull for means to root for, support, or encourage (someone).
What part of speech is pull for?
Pull for is a verb.
What is the past tense of pull for?
The past tense of pull for is pulled for.

Words near pull for in the dictionary

  1. pull effect
  2. pull faces
  3. pull factor
  4. pull factors
  5. pull finger
  6. pull for
  7. pull from the fire
  8. pull hitter
  9. pull hitters
  10. pull in
  11. pull in one's horns

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