pull ahead

pull ahead
verb
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
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The home team was gaining ground

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After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference

Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win, ↑make headway, ↑get ahead, ↑gain ground
Ant: ↑fall back (for: ↑gain)
Derivationally related forms: ↑win (for: ↑win), ↑gainer (for: ↑gain)
Hyponyms: ↑steal, ↑score, ↑hit, ↑tally, ↑rack up
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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pull ahead [phrasal verb]
: to take the lead in a race, competition, contest, etc.

The two runners were side by side until one pulled ahead.

She pulled ahead in the race.

He has pulled ahead of the other candidates in the election polls.

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Main Entry:pull

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pull — 1 /pUl/ verb 1 MOVE STH TOWARDS YOU (I, T) to use your hands to make something move towards you or in the direction that you are moving: Help me move the piano; you push and I ll pull. | pull sth: I pulled the handle and it just snapped off! |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pull — I UK [pʊl] / US verb Word forms pull : present tense I/you/we/they pull he/she/it pulls present participle pulling past tense pulled past participle pulled *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move someone or something towards you using your hands …   English dictionary

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