"pull" in the noun sense

1. pull, pulling

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"

2. pull

the force used in pulling

"the pull of the moon"

"the pull of the current"

3. pull, clout

special advantage or influence

"the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"

4. pull

a device used for pulling something

"he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"

5. wrench, twist, pull

a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

"the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"

"he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

6. puff, drag, pull

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"

7. pull

a sustained effort

"it was a long pull but we made it"

"pull" in the verb sense

1. pull, draw

cause to move by pulling

"draw a wagon"

"pull a sled"

2. attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in

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"

3. pull

move into a certain direction

"the car pulls to the right"

4. pull

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"

5. perpetrate, commit, pull

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

"perpetrate a crime"

"pull a bank robbery"

6. draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out

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"

7. pull

steer into a certain direction

"pull one's horse to a stand"

"Pull the car over"

8. pull, overstretch

strain abnormally

"I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"

"The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

9. pull, draw

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"

10. pull

operate when rowing a boat

"pull the oars"

11. pull

rein in to keep from winning a race

"pull a horse"

12. rend, rip, rive, pull

tear or be torn violently

"The curtain ripped from top to bottom"

"pull the cooked chicken into strips"

13. pull

hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing

"pull the ball"

14. pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume

strip of feathers

"pull a chicken"

"pluck the capon"

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

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"

16. pull, root for

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?"

17. pull

take away

"pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

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