to select the best people for promotion, an assignment, or a position

height above sea level

to select and promote someone to a higher job or position

to pull out; to draw out; to extract

to pull out; to pull off; to pluck; to unplug

A competition held to select outstanding players or teams to advance to a higher level of competition; selective trials.

to free or extricate oneself from a difficult or harmful situation, such as an obsession, sin, or pain

(idiom) to stand out from one's fellows; to be preeminent; to excel beyond the common level

tall and straight; towering, especially of trees, mountains, or a person's posture

to pull out or remove; to uproot or eliminate

Unable to free oneself from a physical situation or location of danger

to rise steeply and suddenly from the ground; used to describe mountain peaks or tall buildings standing out against the landscape

tug-of-war; to take part in a tug-of-war competition

To pull out or extract a tooth.

outstanding; among the best of a group; colloquial term for being exceptional or top-tier

To raise or lift up something, such as increasing the pitch or volume of one's voice.

firm and indomitable; used to describe a strong will that cannot be shaken

Literally "with swords drawn and bows bent"; used to describe a tense situation where conflict seems ready to break out at any moment.

To come in first or take the lead in a competition; to win a prize or gain the initiative.

to pull or tear up by the roots; to pluck out including the roots

to pull up; to pull out; to remove; to extract

To perform cupping, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy using heated cups to create suction on the skin; used to treat pain, inflammation, and other ailments.

To start walking or running; to take a step; to start moving away quickly.

A cooking method where ingredients are fried and then tossed in melted sugar that forms long, thin threads when pulled apart.

firm and indomitable; having unyielding fortitude or persistence in the face of difficulties

To spoil things through excessive enthusiasm or by being too impatient for success, originating from the Gongsun Chou I chapter of Mencius; literally to pull up rice seedlings to help them grow, which only results in killing the plants

to set out or march, typically used for military troops leaving a base or station

To start running away immediately; often describes fleeing in a panic or out of fear.

the stage in the growth of grasses like rice, wheat, or corn when the stems and nodes rapidly grow longer; jointing

to perform the traditional Chinese medical treatment of cupping; uses suction on the skin to improve blood flow or treat pain

To start walking or running; to set off.

extremely stingy; unwilling to give even a single hair to benefit others

to draw a sword and help when seeing an injustice; to help the weak against a bully or play the white knight

to dismantle a camp and move out; to leave a military station or campsite

To rear a child or nurture someone until they are grown; to help a protégé advance in their career or standing

the agricultural growth stage during which a plant's stem rapidly elongates

To free oneself or get away from a pressing task or situation.

to pull up weeds; to weed

height above average sea level; elevation

literally meaning to grab feathers from a goose flying past; used to describe someone who is greedy or pragmatic and never misses an opportunity to profit from whatever passes through their hands

to rise steeply from the level ground; to tower above the earth

a curved tool inserted into the back of a shoe to help the foot slide in easily

to draw out poison or pus from an infected area, specifically by applying a medicinal plaster or ointment

to pull a tooth from a tiger's mouth; a metaphor for daring the greatest danger or undertaking an extremely risky task

above the average level; exceptionally gifted; distinguished

High and steep; describing mountain peaks that are tall and ruggedly upright

to select and promote the best people; to advance someone in rank or position

to be of outstanding talent; to distinguish oneself from others

(of mountains or terrain) towering and steep; tall and straight