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to pull on
01
to wear a garment by pulling it over one's body without fastening it
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
on
Base verb
pull
Present tense
pull on
3rd person singular
pulls on
Present participle
pulling on
Past simple
pulled on
Past participle
pulled on
Examples
Feeling cold, she pulled on a cozy sweater.
02
to grab and tug something closer to one
Examples
He pulled the cat on to his lap and started petting it.
03
to inhale smoke from a cigarette or a similar item
Examples
In deep thought, he pulled on his cigar.
