pull someone's chain

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, chain.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

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

present singular third person pulls someone's chain · participle present pulling someone's chain · participle past pulled someone's chain · past pulled someone's chain

  1. alternativeAlternative form of yank someone's chain.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, chain.
Cite this entry
APA

pull someone's chain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone's%20chain

MLA

“pull someone's chain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone's%20chain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull someone's chain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone's%20chain.

Source: pull someone's chain on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.