Insert and Pull

Insert

Insert verb - To put among or between others.

Pull is an antonym for insert.

Pull

Pull verb - To draw out by force or with effort.
Usage example: the dentist had to struggle to pull the tooth

Insert is an antonym for pull in extract topic.

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

How words are described

complete complete insert complete pull
single single insert single pull
real real insert real pull
quick quick insert quick pull
Other adjectives: occasional.

Common collocations

people insert people pull people
kind insert kind pull kind
hand insert hand pull hand
moment insert moment pull moment
Other words: switch, joke, knife, needle, card, objects.

Both words in one sentence

  • In RPG World, Jim, the guy who plays RPGWorld, has a friend that will often pull this trope on him, in the form of "If you ever (insert annoying action here) again, I will kill you.".
  • Knights and Knaves Legend says that if you insert your hand into the gargoyle's mouth, and while it is in there make a false statement, you will be unable to pull your hand out again.
  • Unorthodox Reload Each of them are reloaded by the magazine's back end being ejected so the shooter can pull it out and insert a new one.
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