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Definition: Pull-through |
Pull-throughNoun1. 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. |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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. | ||
| "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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 5 | 157,705 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "pull-through": Ileoanal Pull-Through. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| 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 enrolamento de fios puxados (pull-through winding). (various references) 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) sträcklindning (pull-through winding), mellanliggande genomdragning (intermediate pull-through). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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