pull one's forelock

verb

Synonym of tug one's forelock.

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Meanings

verbpull one's forelock (third-person singular simple present pulls one's forelock, present participle pulling one's forelock, simple past and past participle pulled one's forelock)

present singular third person pulls one's forelock · participle present pulling one's forelock · participle past pulled one's forelock · past pulled one's forelock

  1. Synonym of tug one's forelock.

    And the common people pull their forelock harder and squirm lower the higher the rent a man pays per quarter for his house.

    1913, Henry Lawson, “Triangles of Life”, in Triangles of Life and Other Stories

    Synonyms: tug one's forelock

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

pull one's forelock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20one's%20forelock

MLA

“pull one's forelock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20one's%20forelock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull one's forelock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20one's%20forelock.

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