Pull and Wedge

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Pull verb - To draw out by force or with effort.

Usage example: the dentist had to struggle to pull the tooth

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Wedge is an antonym for pull.

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

Wedge verb - To fit (people or things) into a tight space.

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Pull is an antonym for wedge.

Nearby Words: wedged, wedging

long	long pull	long wedge
single	single pull	single wedge
simple	simple pull	simple wedge
massive	massive pull	massive wedge
Other adjectives: big, serious, huge, major, extra, giant, bigger.

door	pull door	wedge door
knife	pull knife	wedge knife

In the beginning of Legacy of the Force, you'd think that Wedge Antilles couldn't pull this trope off.

Source: Obfuscating Stupidity / Literature

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Wedge and Pull. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull/wedge

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