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pulled ahead

pulled ahead is the simple past and past participle of pull ahead.

Meaning of pull ahead

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
    • After being neck-and-neck the whole race, Gibbs managed to pull ahead in the final lap.

Questions about pulled ahead

What is pulled ahead the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled ahead is the simple past and past participle of pull ahead.

Words near pulled ahead in the dictionary

  1. pulled a rabbit from a hat
  2. pulled a rabbit out of a hat
  3. pulled a sickie
  4. pulled a train
  5. pulled about
  6. pulled ahead
  7. pulled an all-nighter
  8. pulled apart
  9. pulled aside
  10. pulled at someone's heart strings
  11. pulled at someone's heartstrings

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