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单词 to pull away
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to pull away
to pull away
1. transitive.
a. To pluck, snatch, or draw away; to take away or remove, esp. by force; †to throw away, discard (obsolete).
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the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away > forcibly tear off or away
tear1297
aracec1315
arachec1315
ravisha1382
pullc1390
to draw offa1398
roota1398
ripa1400
to pull awayc1410
to rip upc1425
brit1578
arrest1593
to carry away1604
avulsea1765
c1410 tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 185 Þe grave i-pulled away [L. revulsa], he spak to seint Cuthbert.
a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 871 Whan he gan awey the mantel pulle.
tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iv. 153 (MED) And hem that shal of seedes puruey thee, Pulle euery blacke away that thou may fynde.
1566 J. Rastell Third Bk. beware of M. Iewel f. 161 Uigilius the Pope that gaue him such prerogatiue, may pull it away agayne from him.
1589 in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 203 The Azamoglans, tribute children,..are collected from among the Christians, from whome..they are pulled away yeerely perforce.
1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. vi. vii. 1230 They will not haue any haire grow on their eye-browes, nor on their chin, but still as it groweth they pull it away with a shell.
1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall ii. 23 Brazen nippers to pull away hair.
1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 259 Some body, she said, had try'd to pull her Watch away.
1756 J. Hawkesworth Amphitryon iii. 31 When I came to kiss you, you pull'd away your Mouth, and turn'd your Cheek to me.
1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers III. iv. 72 Philip..took hold of her to pull her away; but Charley held her tight.
1894 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Real Charlotte III. xxxviii. 86 As she felt his fingers close hard round her hand..she pulled it away.
1942 J. W. Drawbell Dorothy Thompson's Eng. Journey ix. 83 She can hardly pull herself away from that cheerful, excited London throng.
1993 M. Russell Chief (Anglia TV shooting script) (O.E.D. Archive) 4th Ser. Episode 10. 61 The mortuary assistant pulls away the plastic sheeting which covers the body, to reveal Mato's face.
b. to pull away the shoulder: (with allusion to Zechariah 7:11: see quot. 1560) to turn a deaf ear, to turn away. Obsolete.
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the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore [verb (intransitive)]
overhipa1325
to hide one's facea1382
to look aside1530
to look beside ——1533
not to hear on that side1548
to look through the fingers1549
to pull away the shoulder1560
connive1602
to turn a (also the) blind eye1698
to bury (or hide) one's head in the sand1844
Nelson eye1893
not to want to know1948
1560 Bible (Geneva) Zech. vii. 11 They refused to hearken, & pulled away [c1384 Wycliffite, E.V. turneden awey; 1611 pulled away] the shulder, and stopped their eares, that they shulde not heare.
1610 J. Robinson Justif. Separation from Church of Eng. 252 And in this you confirm them, by your collection: teaching the offenders to pull away the shoulder, and to stop the eare, that they might not heare.
1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace ix. 187 If men..pull away the shoulder from you, and will not be concerned about your troubles.
1710 M. A. Fox Brief Coll. 72 Beware of starting from under the Yoak of Obedience, or pulling away the Shoulder; for the Lord God required not only Sacrifice, but Obedience, which is better.
a1826 Mrs. Edwards in New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) (1853) Aug. 413 He pulls away the shoulder from instruction.
2. intransitive. To pull on an oar repeatedly or with vigour. Formerly frequently in imperative. Cf. sense 25 and away adv. 6.
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society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [verb (intransitive)] > row > row in specific manner or style
sheave1611
to pull away1676
paddle1697
to stretch one's oars1697
to stretch to the oar (or stroke)1697
to row dry1769
to stretch out1836
screw1866
bucket1869
to pull one's weight1878
sky1881
to wash out1884
1676 T. Shadwell Virtuoso ii. 20 Come along, pull away, Boys. Now, my choice Lads.
1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xviii. 498 Pull away, an expression usual among English Sea-men, when they are Rowing.
1809 M. G. Lewis Venoni i. i. 16 Pull away, pull away! row, boys, row! A long pull, a strong pull, and off we go.
1850 H. Melville White-jacket xvii. 90 Each man look out along his oar, and look sharp!... It's no use..he's gone, whoever he is. Pull away, men—pull away!
1852 Times 7 Aug. 5/3 The way these Aquatic Amazons pulled away at the oar would have put many of the would-be amateurs of the ‘rougher’ sex to the blush for the feebleness of their exertions.
1884 Cent. Mag. July 359/2 What are you made of I should like to know, that you can't pull an oar ten minutes without howling? Shut up now, and pull away!
2002 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 19 Oct. (Sport section) c1 Athletes pulling away on a rowing machine known as an ergometer.
3. intransitive.
a. Of a boat or vehicle: to move or draw away; to start away from a specified position. Also with the passengers, crew, etc., as subject.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > move or go along [verb (intransitive)] > move away or outwards
to draw away1648
to pull out1920
to pull away1955
1830 J. F. Cooper Water Witch II. viii. 176 The boat pulled away from the fancied prize [sc. a brigantine], amid a silence that was uninterrupted by any other sound than that of a song.
1878 Times 27 Nov. 10/1 We pulled away from the sunken vessel in the direction of the lights of the two vessels we had sighted.
1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes xxii. 296 Clayton..remained talking with the officers until their boat pulled away toward the cruiser.
1955 H. Kurnitz Invasion of Privacy (1956) iv. 32 The grey convertible..pulled away from the curb.
1971 P. L. Cave Chopper v. 45 Pulling away, he swung the hog [sc. a car] round in a wide U-turn and went after Ethel.
2001 A. Taylor Death's Own Door (2002) i. 2 The train pulled away. The level-crossing gates creaked and swung open.
b. Of a person: to move away or draw back (from another), esp. abruptly or with effort. Also figurative.
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1847 Spirit of Times 24 July 252/3 She pulled away from him, and run to the room whar the rest of the gals..was laughin.
1875 H. B. Stowe We & our Neighbors xxvii. 258 ‘Maggie, child,’ said Eva, laying hold of her arm, ‘where are you going?’ ‘Away—anywhere—I don't care where,’ said Maggie, fiercely, trying to pull away.
1903 Bonfort's Wine & Spirit Circular 10 Aug. 311/3 They have pulled away from the idea that nothing but cotton will grow in the State.
1942 Boys' Life Sept. 25/1 He pulled away from Mickey's hand on his knee and stared straight ahead into space.
1991 R. Banks Sweet Hereafter iii. 120 I could pull away from tort cases and just handle the white-shoe stuff if I wanted.
2005 N. Laird Utterly Monkey 231 Her lashes brushed against his cheekbone. ‘That's a butterfly kiss.’ She'd pulled away.
c. Sport. To establish a decisive lead over an opponent or opposing team. Cf. sense 25e.
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1871 N.Y. Times 29 June 8/3 The Nassaus..were very soon caught by the Vespers, who pulled away from them, and in less than half a mile had a clear lead of a length.
1928 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 1 Mar. 16/1 Edwards..overtook the tiring Leness and pulled away to win by seven yards.
1961 Times 4 May 4/7 Warburg and his partner were tightly held throughout..before they pulled away in the final set to win.
2005 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 12 Nov. e6 Virginia Union..was giving the Terrapins fits for most of the first half. Maryland finally pulled away to win, 89-59.
4. intransitive. To come loose, become detached; to peel off; (also) to admit of being removed by pulling.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > become detached [verb (intransitive)] > become detached in other specific manner
unglue1693
patch1848
to pull away1858
to pinch off1910
abscind1963
1858 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 28 May 445/1 Each of these bodies requires different tempering,..so that the filling-in in one-coloured clay shall not pull away and ‘craze’ all over.
1937 Life 13 Sept. 18/1 (advt.) Ordinary putty—which hardens—pulls away from one or both, and leaves a gap.
1965 C. K. Keck Handbk. Care of Paintings v. 99 The fabric had pulled away from the wood as the panel had contracted violently across the grain.
2008 BBC Good Food Sept. 80/2 There will probably be some pin-bones but these are easy to find after cooking and will pull away with little effort.
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