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pull ahead
verb
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
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The home team was gaining ground

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After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference

• Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win, ↑make headway, ↑get ahead, ↑gain ground
• Ant: ↑fall back (for: ↑gain)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑win (for: ↑win), ↑gainer (for: ↑gain)
• Hyponyms: ↑steal, ↑score, ↑hit, ↑tally, ↑rack up
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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pull ahead [phrasal verb]
: to take the lead in a race, competition, contest, etc.

The two runners were side by side until one pulled ahead.

She pulled ahead in the race.

He has pulled ahead of the other candidates in the election polls.

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Main Entry: ↑pull

Useful english dictionary. 2012.