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pull
has definitions from the fields of physics,medicine,arms,work,transportation,baseball,nautical
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[ verb ] cause to move along the ground by pulling
Examples "draw a wagon" "pull a sled" Used in print (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)A tape of cellulose_acetate is pulled between the blocks and the tape pulls the fluid or paste with it between the parallel faces of the blocks . A tape of cellulose_acetate is pulled between the blocks and the tape pulls the fluid or paste with it between the parallel faces of the blocks . In normal use weights are hung_on the end of the tape and allowed to pull the tape and the material to be tested between the blocks . In this test a * * f tape was pulled between the blocks with a motor and pulley at a rate of * * f with a clearance of 0.002 '' on each side of the tape . These droplets are distorted by the normal forces just as a balloon would be pulled or pressed out of shape in one 's hands . |
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[ verb ] direct toward itself or oneself
Examples "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" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)We have ample light when the sun sets ; the temperature of our homes is independent of the seasons ; we fly through the air , although gravity pulls us down ; the range of our voice ignores distance . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Indeed , there are some cities where the suburban shopping pulls customers who are geographically much nearer to downtown . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)But the scar seemed to pull hard at the corner of his mouth , and his eyes were hurt and angry . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)The boy 's fingers and mouth operated with the skilled unity of a bagpipe player , pressing and pulling , delighting in what he did . |
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[ verb ] (work,transportation) move into a certain direction; of a car
Examples "The van pulled up" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)If he failed to reach the riverbank in five minutes , say , then the skiffs would pull away and leave him groping in the mud . |
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[ noun ] the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
Synonyms Examples "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder" "his strenuous pulling strained his back" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)So right_away Claude introduced Henri to his famous `` moon '' bench and proceeded to teach him his first Push-Pull_Super-Set consisting_of the wide grip Straight-Arm_Pullover ( the `` pull '' part of the Push-Pull_Super-Set ) which dramatically widens the rib_cage and strongly affects the muscles of the upper back and chest , and the collar-to-collar Bench_Press which specifically works_on the chest to build those wide , Reeves-type `` gladiator '' pecs , while stimulating the upper lats and frontal deltoids . The `` pull '' exercise in this Super-Set is the one dumbbell Bent-Arm_Pullover . In the third Push-Pull_Super-Set the `` push '' exercise is the wide grip Pushup_Between_Bars , while the `` pull '' exercise is the Moon_Bench_Lateral_Raise with bent arms . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Startled , he jumped up to pull hen and case out of view , and Alex went_to the door . Related terms propulsion tug draw draft drag deracination pluck traction attract |
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[ verb ] apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
Examples "Pull the rope" "Pull the handle towards you" "pull the string gently" "pull the trigger of the gun" "pull your knees towards your chin" Used in print (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)With his free hand he pulled a pad and pencil toward him and began to make notes as he listened , saying , `` Uh-huh '' and `` I see '' at intervals . |
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[ verb ] perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Synonyms Examples : "perpetrate a crime" "pull a bank robbery" Used in print (Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)He hit a poor tee shot , pulling it off into the pine woods separating the 9 th and first fairways . (Jim Harmon, "The Planet with No Nightmare," If,...)I give you my word I 'm not trying to pull some stupid kind_of joke , or to deliberately foul_up the expedition . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (arms) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Examples "draw a weapon" "pull out a gun" "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" Used in print (Los Angeles Times...)The present attempts of the politicians to contaminate ordinary Britons shows that this British common_sense is unwilling to pull somebody else 's chestnuts out of the fire by new military adventures '' . |
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[ noun ] (physics) the force used in pulling
Examples "the pull of the moon" "the pull of the current" Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)his quill drawings had a scratchiness , suggesting skin texture ; the clay he used plastically to suggest soft moving flesh , as in an abdomen , in a reclining torso ; the wax he smoothed_over to give the body surface an elastic pull . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)The flat-bottomed boat swung slowly to the pull of the current . Related terms |
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[ verb ] steer into a certain direction; of a vehicle
Examples "pull one's horse to a stand" "Pull the car over" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a device used for pulling something
Examples "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer" Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)The desk before him was in no better repair than the rest of the furniture crowded into the room , including wooden file_cabinets with some of their pulls yanked off and a wardrobe stained with the roof seepage of countless seasons . Related terms |
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[ verb ] strain abnormally
Synonyms Examples "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up" "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Moritz was bothered during the first two games this year by a pulled muscle in the thigh of his right ( kicking ) leg and , as a result , several of his successful conversions have gone barely far enough . |
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[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) operate when rowing a boat
Examples "pull the oars" Related terms |
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[ verb ] attract or elicit
Examples "The school attracts students with artistic talents" "His playing drew a crowd" "The painting fetched more than a million at the auction" "The star cast pulled many people to the box office" Related terms repel tug catch draw_in bring attract curl_up draw_in attraction attraction drawing_card appear |
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[ verb ] cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Examples "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" Related terms |
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[ verb ] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Examples "pull weeds" "extract a bad tooth" "take out a splinter" "extract information from the telegram" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a sustained effort
Examples "it was a long pull but we made it" Related terms |
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