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pull

(p/U/l )

noun (n)

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you(noun.act)

Example:
The pull up the hill had him breathing harder.
His strenuous pulling strained his back.

Synonym:
pulling

source: wordnet30
the force used in pulling(noun.phenomenon)

Example:
The pull of the moon.
The pull of the current.

source: wordnet30
special advantage or influence(noun.attribute)

Example:
The chairman's nephew has a lot of pull.

Synonym:
clout

source: wordnet30
a device used for pulling something(noun.artifact)

Example:
He grabbed the pull and opened the drawer.

source: wordnet30
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments(noun.state)

Example:
He was sidelined with a hamstring pull.

Synonym:
twist, wrench

source: wordnet30
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)(noun.act)

Synonym:
drag, puff

source: wordnet30
a sustained effort(noun.act)

Example:
It was a long pull but we made it.

source: wordnet30
The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

cause to move by pulling(verb.contact)

Example:
Pull a sled.

Synonym:
draw, force
Antonym:
force, push

source: wordnet30
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes(verb.contact)

Example:
The ad pulled in many potential customers.
This pianist pulls huge crowds.

Synonym:
attract, draw, draw in, pull in
Antonym:
beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse

source: wordnet30
move into a certain direction(verb.motion)

Example:
The car pulls to the right.

source: wordnet30
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion(verb.contact)

Example:
Pull the rope.
Pull the handle towards you.
Pull the string gently.
Pull the trigger of the gun.
Pull your knees towards your chin.

source: wordnet30
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation(verb.social)

Example:
Pull a bank robbery.

Synonym:
commit, perpetrate

source: wordnet30
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover(verb.motion)

Example:
Pull out a gun.
The mugger pulled a knife on his victim.

Synonym:
draw, get out, pull out, take out

source: wordnet30
steer into a certain direction(verb.motion)

Example:
Pull one's horse to a stand.
Pull the car over.

source: wordnet30
strain abnormally(verb.body)

Example:
I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up.
The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition.

Synonym:
overstretch

source: wordnet30
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense(verb.motion)

Example:
A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter.

Synonym:
draw

source: wordnet30
operate when rowing a boat(verb.motion)

Example:
Pull the oars.

source: wordnet30
rein in to keep from winning a race(verb.motion)

Example:
Pull a horse.

source: wordnet30
tear or be torn violently(verb.contact)

Example:
Pull the cooked chicken into strips.

Synonym:
rend, rip, rive

source: wordnet30
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing(verb.contact)

Example:
Pull the ball.

source: wordnet30
strip of feathers(verb.contact)

Example:
Pull a chicken.

Synonym:
deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, tear

source: wordnet30
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense(verb.contact)

Example:
Pull weeds.

Synonym:
draw out, extract, pull out, pull up, take out

source: wordnet30
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for(verb.competition)

Example:
I'm pulling for the underdog.

Synonym:
root for

source: wordnet30
take away(verb.change)

Example:
Pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf.

Synonym:
deprive, impoverish

source: wordnet30
To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.(verb)

source: webster1913
To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.(verb)

source: webster1913

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