pull-on

[ noun pool-on, -awn; adjective pool-on, -awn ]

noun

1. an item of apparel that is pulled on, as a sweater or glove.

adjective

1. designed to be put on by being pulled on:

   a pull-on jersey.

pull on

verb

1. tr, adverb to don (clothing)

Word History and Origins

Origin of pull-on¹

First recorded in 1915–20; noun, adj. use of verb phrase pull on

Example Sentences

Other skeptics of Florida’s magnetic pull on Americans from colder climes point to the state’s regular home insurance market, in which insurers are raising premiums and dropping coverage, pushing residents to the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the so-called insurer of last resort.

From Slate

Because, whether they are on an Amazon product page or on a once-trustworthy media site, AI-generated fake reviews are among the most effective money-minting scams you can pull on readers — but to pull it off most profitably, the tech part of the equation requires you to use an already credible website as your puppet.

From Salon

AI-generated fake reviews are among the most effective money-minting scams you can pull on readers.

From Salon

Joseph Peko’s hair is so long coming out of his Oaks Christian helmet that sometimes offensive linemen have tried to pull on it hoping to slow his pass rush.

From Los Angeles Times

So writers — screenwriters even television writers in this space — you actually have a lot of pull on casting even long before a casting director is even hiring.

From Salon

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