Practice of dressing and acting in a style or manner traditionally associated with the opposite sex for performance purposes.
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Examples for "pulling"
Examples for "pulling"
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The principie in the example of pulling the saw brings great clarity.
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Members of the committee certainly have their fair share of pulling power.
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Within ten minutes all these cars were pulling up outside the house.
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China has a long history of pulling together in times of crises.
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Yet again, according to the organisers, Dublin has proved its pulling power.
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The men sent in the skiff soon returned, towing the boat alongside.
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He went off in the darkness, towing the present by the bridle.
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His friend Kitster followed on a second eopie, towing the other engine.
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Franchard lost no time in towing the sloop back to the boat-house.
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I met him on the towing-path by the side of the canal.
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The Russian civil war is dragging its mortal tail through eastern Europe.
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Medvedev said the international community was dragging its feet on the issue.
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His heel-dragging hasn't saved him from slipping out of this situation, however.
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Been fighting our way north ever since.' Dorrin reappeared, dragging two packs.
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He said security forces were entering homes and dragging men onto buses.
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Of course O'Melaghlin would come here, dragging the de Valery whore behind.
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Spite started up; she used all fours, pulling and dragging herself along.
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The mooring rope and the stake were dragging behind in the water.
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At this moment the police are dragging the river for your body.
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But negotiations have largely stalled due to foot dragging by the government.
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Prosecutors deny dragging their feet, saying the case is complex and time-consuming.
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Patrolman Mancuso decided against dragging Ignatius into the matter for several reasons.
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The afternoon was spent in dragging the various parts to the hut.
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When they finally spoke she apologised for dragging him into the situation.
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Garcia denied that the government was dragging its feet on a deal.
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Still dragging Hassop, he threaded his way out of the main stream.
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