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Puke up

vomit

“Don't PUKE me UP.”

Pull ahead

Overtake, move in front

“I suppose we should PULL AHEAD before they notice we're late.”

Pull apart

Destroy an argument, theory, etc

“My tutor PULLED my essay APART.”

Pull away

When a vehicle moves from a place

“I suppose we should PULL AWAY before they notice we're late.”

Pull back

Score a goal or point when losing

“They're PULLING BACK a summer launch date.”

Pull down

Demolish

“They PULLED the old cinema DOWN to build a new shopping mall.”

Pull for

Support

“I'll PULL FOR your story.”

Pull in

When a train arrives at a station

“He didn't PULL IN.”

Pull off

Manage to do something difficult or tricky

“How do you PULL OFF on so little?”

Pull on

Put clothes on

“She PULL her ideas ACROSS ON well.”

Pull out

Start moving (train)

“Smoking PULLS UP OUT too much money.”

Pull over

Stop by the side of the road

“We had to PULL OVER the meeting.”

Pull through

Recover from and illness or problem

“At one stage it looked as if she was going to die, but she PULLED THROUGH in the end.”

Pull to

Close a door or window that has been left open

“We need to PULL TO the meeting.”

Pull together

Work together as a team

“We need to PULL ourselves TOGETHER TOGETHER.”

Pull up

Slow and stop a car

“We had to PULL UP the meeting.”

Pull yourself together

Become calm or regain control of your emotions

“I suppose we should PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER before they notice we're late.”

Pump (money) into

Invest in something

“I don't PUMP INTO (MONEY) INTO that theory.”

Pump in

Invest, put money in

“She PUMP her ideas ACROSS IN well.”

Pump out

Remove liquids coming in using a pump

“I suppose we should PUMP OUT before they notice we're late.”

Pump up

Encourage, make someone feel confident

“She needs to PUMP UP a bit.”

Push about

Bully, treat badly

“They PUSHED him ABOUT because he couldn't fight back.”

Push ahead

Continue, especially when something is difficult

“We need to PUSH AHEAD despite the setbacks.”

Push along

Leave, go home

“I suppose we should PUSH ALONG before they notice we're late.”