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 | ||