gravity's pull

English

Etymology

From gravity +‎ -'s +‎ pull, literally “the pull of gravity”. Pull is a common collocation of the word gravity, especially as the phrasal verb pull down.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gravity's pull (singular only)

  1. (literally, rare) The force of gravity acting upon an object.
  2. (idiomatic, chiefly poetic) Stress or pressure of a situation acting upon a person.
    • 1985, R.E.M., “Feeling Gravitys Pull”, in Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables:
      Feeling Gravitys [sic] Pull
    • 2015, Cold War Kids, “First”, in Hold My Home:
      Call it a dark night of the soul. / Ticking the clocks, gravity's pull.
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