PULL

pull, pulling

(noun) 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”

pull

(noun) a sustained effort; “it was a long pull but we made it”

puff, drag, pull

(noun) 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”

pull

(noun) a device used for pulling something; “he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer”

pull, clout

(noun) special advantage or influence; “the chairman’s nephew has a lot of pull”

pull

(noun) the force used in pulling; “the pull of the moon”; “the pull of the current”

wrench, twist, pull

(noun) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; “the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell”; “he was sidelined with a hamstring pull”

pull, overstretch

(verb) strain abnormally; “I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up”; “The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition”

extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out

(verb) 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”

pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume

(verb) strip of feathers; “pull a chicken”; “pluck the capon”

pull

(verb) hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; “pull the ball”

pull, draw

(verb) cause to move by pulling; “draw a wagon”; “pull a sled”

attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in

(verb) 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”

rend, rip, rive, pull

(verb) tear or be torn violently; “The curtain ripped from top to bottom”; “pull the cooked chicken into strips”

pull

(verb) 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”

pull

(verb) rein in to keep from winning a race; “pull a horse”

pull

(verb) operate when rowing a boat; “pull the oars”

draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out

(verb) 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

(verb) steer into a certain direction; “pull one’s horse to a stand”; “Pull the car over”

pull

(verb) move into a certain direction; “the car pulls to the right”

perpetrate, commit, pull

(verb) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; “perpetrate a crime”; “pull a bank robbery”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

pull (third-person singular simple present pulls, present participle pulling, simple past and past participle pulled)

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.

To attract or net; to pull in.

(ambitransitive, UK, Ireland, slang) To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.

(transitive) To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.

(transitive) To retrieve or generate for use.

(transitive, informal) To do or perform.

(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.

To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

(intransitive) To row.

To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

(transitive) To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).

(video games, ambitransitive) To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.

(UK) To score a certain number of points in a sport.

(horse-racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning.

(printing, dated) To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.

(cricket, golf) To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)

(UK) To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.

(rail transportation, US, of a railroad car) To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.

(now, chiefly, Scotland, England and US regional) To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).

Synonyms

• (apply force to (something) so it comes toward): drag, tow, tug, yank

• (slang: to persuade to have sex with one): score

• (to remove from circulation): recall, withdraw, yank

• (to do, to perform): carry out, complete, do, execute, perform

• (to retrieve or generate for use): generate, get, get hold of, get one's hands on, lay one's hands on, obtain, retrieve

• (to succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex.): score

Antonyms

• (apply force to (something) so it comes towards one): push, repel, shove

Hyponyms

(Hyponyms of pull (verb)):

• pull a face

• pull a fast one

• pull ahead

• pull away

• pull back

• pull down

• pull for

• pull in

• pull off

• pull out

• pull over

• pull rank

• pull round

• pull through

• pull together

• pull up

Interjection

pull

(sports) Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.

Noun

pull (countable and uncountable, plural pulls)

An act of pulling (applying force)

An attractive force which causes motion towards the source

Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope

(slang, dated) Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.

Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)

(Internet, uncountable) The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology

A journey made by rowing

(dated) A contest; a struggle.

(obsolete, poetic) Loss or violence suffered.

(colloquial) The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.

(cricket) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.

(golf) A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.

(printing, historical) A single impression from a handpress.

Synonyms

• (act of pulling): tug, yank

• (attractive force): attraction

• (device meant to be pulled): handle, knob, lever, rope

• (influence): influence, sway

• (a puff on a cigarette): drag, toke (marijuana cigarette)

Antonyms

• (act of pulling): push, shove

• (attractive force): repulsion

• (device meant to be pulled): button, push, push-button

• (influence)

Source: Wiktionary

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Pull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulling.] Etym: [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.]

1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows. Shak. He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in. Gen. viii. 9.

2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend. He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate. Lam. iii. 11.

3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.

4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.

5. (Horse Racing)

Definition: To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled.

6. (Print.)

Definition: To take or make, as a proof or impression; -- hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.

7. (Cricket)

Definition: To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8. Never pull a straight fast ball to leg. R. H. Lyttelton. To pull and haul, to draw hither and thither. " Both are equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable to do. " South.

– To pull down, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to pull down a house. " In political affairs, as well as mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up." Howell. " To raise the wretched, and pull down the proud." Roscommon. To pull a finch. See under Finch. To pull off, take or draw off.

Pull, v. i.

Definition: To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope. To pull apart, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope will pull apart.

– To pull up, to draw the reins; to stop; to halt. To pull through, to come successfully to the end of a difficult undertaking, a dangerous sickness, or the like.

Pull, n.

1. The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one. I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which was fastened at the top of my box. Swift.

2. A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull. Carew.

3. A pluck; loss or violence suffered. [Poetic] Two pulls at once; His lady banished, and a limb lopped off. Shak.

4. A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.

5. The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river. [Colloq.]

6. The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug. [Slang] Dickens.

7. Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull. [Slang]

8. (Cricket)

Definition: A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side. The pull is not a legitimate stroke, but bad cricket. R. A. Proctor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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