English verb: pull a face | |||
1. | pull a face (body) contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state | ||
Samples | He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do. | ||
Synonyms | grimace, make a face | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | frown, glower, lour, lower, mop, mow, pout, screw up, smile, squinch, squint, wince | ||