English verb: pull round | |||
1. | pull round (stative) continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) | ||
Samples | He survived the cancer against all odds. | ||
Synonyms | come through, make it, pull through, survive | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||
Entail | convalesce, recover, recuperate | ||
Antonyms | succumb, yield | ||