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Pull-through

Definition: Pull-through

Pull-through

Noun

1. Cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it.

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


Synonyms: Pull-through

Synonyms by domain: get through (law), pull through.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Pull-through

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The surgery is called a pull-through operation. (references)

Often, the pull-through can be done right after the diagnosis. (references)

After a pull-through, 9 out of 10 children pass stool normally. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Pull-through

"Pull-through" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Pull-through" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%5157,705

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Pull-through

Expression using "pull-through": Ileoanal Pull-Through. Additional references.

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

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Modern Translation: Pull-through

Language Translations for "pull-through"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

拉扯通过. (various references)

   

Danish

  

syet vikling (pull-through winding), ringaeske med fast bund (carton with band shape, pull-through carton). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vouwdoos (two-piece pull-through box), tweedelige gordeldoos (carton with band shape, pull-through carton), trekwikkeling (pull-through winding). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vetokäämitys (pull-through winding). (various references)

   

French

  

relais de tirage intermédiaire (intermediate pull-through), enroulement fils tirés (pull-through winding), caisse deux pieces, forme tirette (two-piece pull-through box). (various references)

   

German

  

Durchzugschachtel, zweiteilig (two-piece pull-through box), Durchziehwicklung (pull-through winding), Durchzieh-Guertelschachtel (carton with band shape, pull-through carton). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

τύλιγμα προσαρμογής με έλξη (pull-through winding). (various references)

   

Italian

  

scatola con cintura d'attraversamento (carton with band shape, pull-through carton), avvolgimento infilato (pull-through winding). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

당기 에. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ull-throughpay

   

Portuguese

  

enrolamento de fios puxados (pull-through winding). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

polea intermedia de tracción (intermediate pull-through), devanado cosido (pull-through winding), caja con solapas de abrochamiento, de dos piezas, con pestaña inferior a toda altura y reborde (carton with band shape, pull-through carton). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sträcklindning (pull-through winding), mellanliggande genomdragning (intermediate pull-through). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Pull-through

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "g-h-h-l-l-o-p-r-t-u-u"

-4 letters: outpull, pullout, through.

-5 letters: plough, putlog, though, trough.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Usage Frequency
5. Expressions
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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