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Pull A Face

Definition: Pull A Face

Pull A Face

Verb

1. Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Pull A Face

Synonyms: grimace (v), make a face (v). (additional references)

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Modern Translation: Pull A Face

Language Translations for "pull a face"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏كشر (grimace, grin, mow, mug, scowl, sniff), ‏تجهم (feel grim, grumpiness, lour, pout, purse up, scowl). (various references)

   

Czech

  

protáhnout oblièej (make a face), dìlat posunky. (various references)

   

French

  

grimacer (pucker), faire la moue (purse up one's lips). (various references)

   

German

  

fratzen schneiden (make a face). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κάνω γκριμάτσα (grimace), κάνω γριμάτζα, στραβομουτσουνιάζω (pout). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לעות פ יו (grimace, make a face), ל"עוות את "פ ים (make grimaces). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

pofát vág (to pull a face, to pull faces), grimaszt vág (make a face, to pull a face, to pull faces). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ullpay aay acefay

   

Russian 

  

строить рожи (pull faces), гримасничать (grimace, make a face, make faces, mop and mow, mouth, mug, pull faces). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

hacer una mueca, hacer muecas (grimace). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

surat etmek (be in the sulks, make a face, make face, make mouths, pout, sulk), surat asmak (frown, have the pouts, lour, lower, make face, pout, sour, sulk). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Pull A Face

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-f-l-l-p-u"

-2 letters: faculae.

-3 letters: alulae, capful, culpae, faceup, facula, faecal, faucal, fecula, lapful, paella, palace, paleal.

-4 letters: alula, apace, calla, cella, culpa, cupel, fecal, fella, lapel, palea, place.

-5 letters: alae, alec, alef, alfa, cafe, calf, call, cape, caul, cell, clap, clef, clue, cull, face, fall, feal, fell, flap, flea, flue, fuel, full, lace, leaf, leal, leap.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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