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Pufferfish
- noun - any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
- delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
Pugilistic
- adjective - of or relating to pugilism or pugilists; "a pugilistic career"
Pugnacious
- adjective - Given to fighting
- ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men"
- tough and callous by virtue of experience
Puissances
- noun - High-jump competition for horses
- power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote"
Puissantly
- - In a puissant manner; powerfully; with great strength.
Pull Ahead
- verb - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
Pull Along
- verb - pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk"
Pull Chain
- noun - a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)
Pull Round
- verb - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
Pull Wires
- verb - influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"