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pulling one's weight

pulling one's weight is the present participle and gerund of pull one's weight.

Meaning of pull one's weight

Verb

pull one's weight (third-person singular simple present pulls one's weight, present participle pulling one's weight, simple past and past participle pulled one's weight)

  1. (idiomatic) To contribute fairly and proportionately to a group effort; to do the work that one is obligated to.
    • He isn't really pulling his weight at work.

Questions about pulling one's weight

What is pulling one's weight the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling one's weight is the present participle and gerund of pull one's weight.

Words near pulling one's weight in the dictionary

  1. pulling one's head in
  2. pulling one's own weight
  3. pulling one's pud
  4. pulling one's punches
  5. pulling one's socks up
  6. pulling one's weight
  7. pulling oneself
  8. pulling oneself together
  9. pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps
  10. pulling oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  11. pulling out

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