a ring-shaped extension on the top of a can or tin, which one pulls to open it.

(Britain, slang) Out seeking a sexual partner.

(idiomatic, informal) To stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.

(idiomatic) To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.

(astronomy) A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat. / To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music. / To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.

A Pulitzer Prize, an annual American award given for journalism, literature, and music

An annual American award given for journalism, literature, and music

(idiomatic) To move ahead.

(idiomatic, intransitive, of a vehicle) To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).