Speakur

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pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l one-self up by one's own -boot-straps
IPA
51
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.

Inflected Forms

pulls oneself up by one's own bootstraps (present, singular) pulling oneself up by one's own bootstraps (participle, present) pulled oneself up by one's own bootstraps (participle, past) pulled oneself up by one's own bootstraps (past)

Questions

What does pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps mean?
Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.

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