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PULL WIRES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pull wires mean?
• PULL WIRES (verb)
The verb PULL WIRES has 1 sense:
1. influence or control shrewdly or deviously
Familiarity information: PULL WIRES used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Influence or control shrewdly or deviously
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
manipulate; pull strings; pull wires
Context example:
He manipulated public opinion in his favor
Hypernyms (to "pull wires" is one way to...):
act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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