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Pull

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Definitions for Pull

noun
the act of pulling
Synonyms
pulling
Examples
  1. applying force to move something toward or with you
  2. the pull up the hill had him breathing harder
  3. his strenuous pulling strained his back
noun
the force used in pulling
Examples
  1. the pull of the moon
  2. the pull of the current
noun
special advantage or influence
Synonyms
clout
Examples
  1. the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
noun
a device used for pulling something
Examples
  1. he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer
noun
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Synonyms
wrench twist
Examples
  1. the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
  2. he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
noun
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Synonyms
puff drag
Examples
  1. he took a puff on his pipe
  2. he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly
noun
a sustained effort
Examples
  1. it was a long pull but we made it
verb
cause to move by pulling
Synonyms
draw
Examples
  1. draw a wagon
  2. pull a sled
verb
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Synonyms
attract pull in draw draw in
Examples
  1. Her good looks attract the stares of many men
  2. The ad pulled in many potential customers
  3. This pianist pulls huge crowds
  4. The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
verb
move into a certain direction
Examples
  1. the car pulls to the right
verb
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
Examples
  1. Pull the rope
  2. Pull the handle towards you
  3. pull the string gently
  4. pull the trigger of the gun
  5. pull your knees towards your chin
verb
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Synonyms
perpetrate commit
Examples
  1. perpetrate a crime
  2. pull a bank robbery
verb
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Synonyms
draw pull out get out take out
Examples
  1. draw a weapon
  2. pull out a gun
  3. The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
verb
steer into a certain direction
Examples
  1. pull one's horse to a stand
  2. Pull the car over
verb
strain abnormally
Synonyms
overstretch
Examples
  1. I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
  2. The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
verb
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Synonyms
draw
Examples
  1. A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
verb
operate when rowing a boat
Examples
  1. pull the oars
verb
rein in to keep from winning a race
Examples
  1. pull a horse
verb
tear or be torn violently
Synonyms
rend rip rive
Examples
  1. The curtain ripped from top to bottom
  2. pull the cooked chicken into strips
verb
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
Examples
  1. pull the ball
verb
strip of feathers
Synonyms
pluck tear deplume deplumate displume
Examples
  1. pull a chicken
  2. pluck the capon
verb
remove, usually with some force or effort
Synonyms
extract pull out pull up take out draw out rip out tear out
Examples
  1. also used in an abstract sense
  2. pull weeds
  3. extract a bad tooth
  4. take out a splinter
  5. extract information from the telegram
verb
take sides with
Synonyms
root for
Examples
  1. align oneself with
  2. show strong sympathy for
  3. We all rooted for the home team
  4. I'm pulling for the underdog
  5. Are you siding with the defender of the title?
verb
take away
Examples
  1. pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf

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