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Pull   /pʊl/   Listen
Pull

verb
(past & past part. pulled; pres. part. pulling)
1.
Cause to move by pulling.  Synonyms: draw, force.  "Pull a sled"
2.
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.  Synonyms: attract, draw, draw in, pull in.  "The ad pulled in many potential customers" , "This pianist pulls huge crowds" , "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
3.
Move into a certain direction.
4.
Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.  "Pull the handle towards you" , "Pull the string gently" , "Pull the trigger of the gun" , "Pull your knees towards your chin"
5.
Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.  Synonyms: commit, perpetrate.  "Pull a bank robbery"
6.
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.  Synonyms: draw, get out, pull out, take out.  "Pull out a gun" , "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
7.
Steer into a certain direction.  "Pull the car over"
8.
Strain abnormally.  Synonym: overstretch.  "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
9.
Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.  Synonym: draw.
10.
Operate when rowing a boat.
11.
Rein in to keep from winning a race.
12.
Tear or be torn violently.  Synonyms: rend, rip, rive.  "Pull the cooked chicken into strips"
13.
Hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing.
14.
Strip of feathers.  Synonyms: deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, tear.  "Pluck the capon"
15.
Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.  Synonyms: draw out, extract, pull out, pull up, take out.  "Extract a bad tooth" , "Take out a splinter" , "Extract information from the telegram"
16.
Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.  Synonym: root for.  "I'm pulling for the underdog" , "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
17.
Take away.
noun
1.
The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.  Synonym: pulling.  "His strenuous pulling strained his back"
2.
The force used in pulling.  "The pull of the current"
3.
Special advantage or influence.  Synonym: clout.
4.
A device used for pulling something.
5.
A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments.  Synonyms: twist, wrench.  "He was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
6.
A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke).  Synonyms: drag, puff.  "He took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
7.
A sustained effort.



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"Pull" Quotes from Famous Books



... terrified cry that reached their ears at first, and caused both boys to pull in their horses. Glancing in the direction whence the sound of distress seemed to spring, they saw a small Mexican girl struggling with an over-grown fellow, garbed in the customary range habit, even to the "chaps" ...
— The Saddle Boys of the Rockies - Lost on Thunder Mountain • James Carson
... out with a nephew of mine (Johnny Kennaway) nearly of his age, and he rides a little white pony. It was almost too spirited for him, and I was once afraid it would run away with him; but I could not do anything to help him but pull up my own horse short and call to him ...
— Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman • Giberne Sieveking
... was a place over which any fair mountaineers might pass in safety, and Mr. Hudson ascended this part, and, as far as I know, the entire mountain, without having the slightest assistance rendered to him upon any occasion. Sometimes, after I had taken a hand from Croz or received a pull, I turned to offer the same to Hudson, but he invariably declined, saying it was not necessary. Mr. Hadow, however, was not accustomed to this kind of work, and required continual assistance. It is only fair to say that the difficulty which he found at this ...
— Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume VI • Various
... fine, and a wonderful improvement on the old dog-eared Redinmadeasy, but better follows. After a time the children grew tired and sleepy, one fell asleep. Did the Master slap them all round and pull the ears of the poor little fat somnus? No. He marched them all out singing and beating time to play for a quarter ...
— Rides on Railways • Samuel Sidney
... day, and sit bored to death with each other every night. Not for me thanks. Why not run up to town? Run's the exact word in this case, isn't it? We're both in such a blessed funk. Pull yourself together Eustace, and let's have another look ...
— Famous Modern Ghost Stories • Various


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