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pulls the string

pulls the string is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the string.

Meaning of pull the string

Verb

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

  1. To throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause the hitter to swing early and miss.

Questions about pulls the string

What is pulls the string the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls the string is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the string.

Words near pulls the string in the dictionary

  1. pulls the pin
  2. pulls the plug
  3. pulls the rug
  4. pulls the rug out from under
  5. pulls the shutters down
  6. pulls the string
  7. pulls the trigger
  8. pulls the wires
  9. pulls the wool over someone's eyes
  10. pulls through
  11. pulls time

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