prop up
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~ support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"
put up
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~ preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
pull up
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~ cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"
puff up
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~ become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
puff up
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~ praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
put up
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~ provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
put up
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~ place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
place upright
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~ put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
pressure-wash
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~ wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew; "pressure-wash the house"
pour cold water on
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~ be discouraging or negative about
pass water
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~ eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
point the way
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~ indicate the right path or direction; "The sign pointed the way to London"
pull one's weight
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~ do one's share in a common task; "Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness"
pistol-whip
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~ beat with a pistol
pull wires
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~ influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
part with
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~ give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
pass with flying colors
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~ succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
pullulate with
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~ exist in large quantity
pull the wool over someone's eyes
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~ conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
put to work
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~ cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"