pull along

pull along
verb
pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
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Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?

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She pulled along a large trunk

Syn: ↑shlep, ↑schlep
Hypernyms: ↑drag
Hyponyms: ↑tow
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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