Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up-pulled

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: up--pulled
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Example Sentences

"[…] Mr. Lawson turned to refasten an up-pulled tent-peg, and to get a cord, and when he turned round again, the mulatto was gone."
"Her handsome leg was exposed by the up-pulled hem of her torn tunic."
"A sympathetic youngster two or three years her senior thereupon came over, and, after persuading her to stop crying, showed her how to bury the roots of the up-pulled sprouts so that they would continue in their growth."

Etymology

From Middle English uppuld, equivalent to up- + pulled.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: uppuld

Inflected Forms

uppulled (alternative)

Questions

What does up-pulled mean?: Pulled up.
Where does up-pulled come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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