pull for

verb

To root for, support, or encourage (someone).

Meanings

verbpull for (third-person singular simple present pulls for, present participle pulling for, simple past and past participle pulled for)

present singular third person pulls for · participle present pulling for · participle past pulled for · past pulled for

  1. idiomaticTo root for, support, or encourage (someone).
Cite this entry
APA

pull for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20for

MLA

“pull for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20for. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull for,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20for.

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