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PULL
Definition of PULL
verb
To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Verb from Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian (“to pull, draw, tug, pluck off”), of uncertain ultimate origin. Related to West Frisian pûlje (“to shell, husk”), Middle Dutch pullen (“to drink”), Middle Dutch polen (“to peel, strip”), Low German pulen (“to pick, pluck, pull, tear, strip off husks”), Icelandic púla (“to work hard, beat”). Noun from Middle English pul, pull, pulle, from the verb pullen (“to pull”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,197)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PULL · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names German, Icelandic, Middle Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PULL in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 66 days.
First found by a player on Day 117, 14 September 2026.
Built from these letters
PULL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read LLPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PULL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PULL?
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