Check
Check noun - The amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount.
Pull
Pull noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: a political candidate with all of the pull that comes with a vast fortune and famous surname
How words are described
| full | full check | full pull |
| long | long check | long pull |
| proper | proper check | proper pull |
| single | single check | single pull |
| Other adjectives: deep, simple, popular, powerful, real, constant, massive, big, serious, huge, little, bad, quick, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Invoked in Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure Abridged, Dio Brando believes dead people will poop, so he states he's going to pull off Jotaro's pants to check if he's really dead from his knife combo.
Source: No Dead Body Poops - It is believed that The Undertaker gets little flak for using his pull in the company because of the many stories of him keeping other wrestlers in check.
- She then tells all the other audience members to check under their chairs, and they all pull out boxes containing keys to brand new cars.
Source: Wasteful Wishing
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