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pull strings
Overview of verb pull-strings
The verb pull strings has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. manipulate, pull strings, pull wires -- (influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor")
Antonyms of verb pull-strings
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pull-strings
1 sense of pull strings
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
=> influence, act upon, work
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pull-strings
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pull-strings
1 sense of pull strings
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
=> influence, act upon, work
'Cause To' of verb pull-strings
Derived Forms of verb pull-strings
Domain of verb pull-strings
Domain Terms of verb pull-strings
Familiarity of verb pull-strings
pull strings used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb pull-strings
1 sense of pull strings
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb pull-strings
1 sense of pull strings
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
> influence, act upon, work
=> prejudice, prepossess
=> imprint, form
=> militate
=> manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
=> color, colour
=> swing, swing over
=> blackmail, blackjack, pressure
=> carry, persuade, sway
=> get at
=> dominate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pull-strings
Sense 1
manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
=> influence, act upon, work
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