pull ahead

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pull ahead

1. (general)

The runners were neck and neck for the whole race, and then Jenkins pulled ahead at the last minute.Los corredores fueron a la par durante toda la carrera, pero Jenkins tomó la delantera en el último momento.

pull ahead

1. (in race, election)

a. tomar la delantera, ponerse en cabeza

pull ahead

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

(in race etc) tomar la delantera

The cars climbed to higher and higher speeds, each straining to pull ahead

(in poll, contest) ponerse por delante

The government is finally beginning to pull ahead in the polls

to pull ahead of sth/sb (in race etc) tomar la delantera a algo/algn; dejar atrás algo/a algn; (in poll, contest) ponerse por delante de algo/algn

I spurted towards the foot of the hill and pulled ahead of Robin Liverpool and pulling ahead of rivals Newcastle in the battle for the championship

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