pull round pull·round uncommon verb 1. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) “He survived the cancer against all odds” Synonymssurvivepull throughpull roundcome throughmake it Antonymssuccumb Related words Word family survivorsurvival Broader terms get the better of Entails recuperate WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.