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PULL WIRES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pull wires mean? 

PULL WIRES (verb)
  The verb PULL WIRES has 1 sense:

1. influence or control shrewdly or deviouslyplay

  Familiarity information: PULL WIRES used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PULL WIRES (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Influence or control shrewdly or deviously

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

manipulate; pull strings; pull wires

Context example:

He manipulated public opinion in his favor

Hypernyms (to "pull wires" is one way to...):

act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody


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