wirepull en · VERB
Etymology
From wire + pull; see wirepuller.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To exert an influence on (others) that is felt but not seen.
These basic provisions of the 1954 Geneva agreements on Vietnam do not allow the United States to wirepull its lackeys to rig up the so-called Republic of Vietnam.
1965, Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, numbers 86-90, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wirepulling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| wirepulled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| wirepulled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| wirepulls | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |