"pull the string" meaning in English

See pull the string in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pulls the string [present, singular, third-person], pulling the string [participle, present], pulled the string [participle, past], pulled the string [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull the string (third-person singular simple present pulls the string, present participle pulling the string, simple past and past participle pulled the string)
  1. (baseball) To throw an off-speed pitch, a change up, to cause the hitter to swing early and miss. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-pull_the_string-en-verb-sFxrXHTa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pull the string meaning in English (1.5kB)

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