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pulled away

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

Meaning of pull away

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To move ahead.
    • Schumacher is beginning to pull away from the rest of the racers.
  2. (transitive) To move oneself further from a target, either literally or figuratively
    • She pulled away from me when I approached her.

Questions about pulled away

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

Words near pulled away in the dictionary

  1. pulled an all-nighter
  2. pulled apart
  3. pulled aside
  4. pulled at someone's heart strings
  5. pulled at someone's heartstrings
  6. pulled away
  7. pulled back
  8. pulled back the curtain
  9. pulled down
  10. pulled down a notch
  11. pulled down the curtain

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