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Pull through

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Misspelling of pull-through. alt-of, misspelling
Verb
  1. 1
    To come through pain and trouble through perseverance. intransitive

    "There was once a poor, very poor widow, who had an only son. She pulled through with the boy till he was confirmed; but then she told him that she could not feed him any longer; he would have to go out and earn his own bread."

  2. 2
    bring into safety wordnet
  3. 3
    To assist someone through difficulties, injury, pain, etc. transitive

    ""Dr. Van-Herne is confident of pulling Godfrey through, isn't he?""

  4. 4
    continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) wordnet
  5. 5
    To clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through. transitive

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