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pull

Nouns

• (n) the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
  • the pull up the hill had him breathing harder
  • his strenuous pulling strained his back
  pulling,
• (n) the force used in pulling
  • the pull of the moon
  • the pull of the current
• (n) special advantage or influence
  • the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
  clout,
• (n) a device used for pulling something
  • he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer
• (n) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
  • the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
  • he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
  wrench, twist,
• (n) a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
  • he took a puff on his pipe
  • he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly
  drag, puff,
• (n) a sustained effort
  • it was a long pull but we made it

Verbs

• (v) cause to move by pulling
  • draw a wagon
  • pull a sled
  draw, force,
• (v) direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
  • Her good looks attract the stares of many men
  • 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
  attract, pull in, draw in, draw,
• (v) move into a certain direction
  • the car pulls to the right
• (v) apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
  • Pull the rope
  • Pull the handle towards you
  • pull the string gently
  • pull the trigger of the gun
  • pull your knees towards your chin
• (v) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  • perpetrate a crime
  • pull a bank robbery
  commit, perpetrate,
• (v) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
  • draw a weapon
  • pull out a gun
  • The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
  pull out, draw, get out, take out,
• (v) steer into a certain direction
  • pull one's horse to a stand
  • Pull the car over
• (v) strain abnormally
  • I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
  • The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
  overstretch,
• (v) cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
  • A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
  draw,
• (v) operate when rowing a boat
  • pull the oars
• (v) rein in to keep from winning a race
  • pull a horse
• (v) tear or be torn violently
  • The curtain ripped from top to bottom
  • pull the cooked chicken into strips
  rend, rip, rive,
• (v) hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
  • pull the ball
• (v) strip of feathers
  • pull a chicken
  • pluck the capon
  deplumate, deplume, displume, tear, pluck,
• (v) remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
  • pull weeds
  • extract a bad tooth
  • take out a splinter
  • extract information from the telegram
  extract, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out,
• (v) take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
  • We all rooted for the home team
  • I'm pulling for the underdog
  • Are you siding with the defender of the title?
  root for,
• (v) take away
  • pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf

Synonyms

draw force pulling attract pull in draw in clout wrench twist commit perpetrate pull out get out take out drag puff overstretch rend rip rive deplumate deplume displume tear pluck extract pull up draw out root for

Antonyms

push force beat back force back push back repel repulse drive

See also

dismantle pull down rase raze tear down level take down pluck pull off pick off tweak extract pull out pull up draw out take out pull along schlep shlep attract pull in draw in draw pull back

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