leg-pull

1. 1.

   as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true

   Synonymsleg-pulling

   Broaderjest

Questions about leg-pull

What does leg-pull mean?

leg-pull means "as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true".

How many syllables are in leg-pull?

leg-pull has 2 syllables: leg--pull. The stress falls on "leg-".

What is another word for leg-pull?

Close synonyms include leg-pulling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leg-pull a common word?

leg-pull is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.