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wirepull

wirepull verb: to exert an influence on (others) that is felt but not seen.

Verb

wirepull (third-person singular simple present wirepulls, present participle wirepulling, simple past and past participle wirepulled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To exert an influence on (others) that is felt but not seen.
    • These basic provisions of the 1954 Geneva agreements on Vietnam do not allow the United States to wirepull its lackeys to rig up the so-called Republic of Vietnam.1965, Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, numbers 86-90, page 5

Forms of wirepull

third-person singular presentwirepulls
present participlewirepulling
past participlewirepulled
pastwirepulled

Origin of wirepull

From wire + pull; see wirepuller.

Questions about wirepull

What does wirepull mean?
Wirepull means to exert an influence on (others) that is felt but not seen.
What part of speech is wirepull?
Wirepull is a verb.
What is the past tense of wirepull?
The past tense of wirepull is wirepulled.

Words near wirepull in the dictionary

  1. wirepeople
  2. wireperson
  3. wirepersons
  4. wirephoto
  5. wirephotos
  6. wirepull
  7. wirepulled
  8. wirepuller
  9. wirepullers
  10. wirepulling
  11. wirepulls

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