pull the wires

verb

Synonym of pull strings.

Meanings

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

present singular third person pulls the wires · participle present pulling the wires · participle past pulled the wires · past pulled the wires

  1. Synonym of pull strings.

    Synonyms: pull strings

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of pull strings.

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Chicago

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

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