pulling the fire alarm

A form of pull the fire alarm — To cause the fire alarm to go off, by pulling the lever on the fire alarm pull station.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pull the fire alarm
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APA

pulling the fire alarm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20the%20fire%20alarm

MLA

“pulling the fire alarm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20the%20fire%20alarm. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulling the fire alarm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20the%20fire%20alarm.

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