Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pull-through

1 sense of pull-through

Sense 1
pull-through -- (cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it)
       => cleaning implement, cleaning device, cleaning equipment -- (any of a large class of implements used for cleaning)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pull-through

2 senses of pull through

Sense 1
survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it -- (continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds")
       => get the better of, overcome, defeat -- (win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up")

Sense 2
save, carry through, pull through, bring through -- (bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack")

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