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pull is the dictionary form of pulls Definition of pull
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

Synonyms

draw force

Examples

"draw a wagon" "pull a sled"

2
[ verb ] direct toward itself or oneself

Synonyms

attract pull_in draw_in

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"

3
[ verb ] (work,transportation) move into a certain direction; of a car

Synonyms

motor drive

Examples

"The van pulled up"

4
[ verb ] (transportation) move into a certain direction

Examples

"the car pulls to the right"

5
[ noun ] the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

Synonyms

pulling

Examples

"the pull up the hill had him breathing harder" "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

6
[ 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"

7
[ verb ] perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Synonyms

commit perpetrate

Examples

: "perpetrate a crime" "pull a bank robbery"

8
[ verb ] (arms) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

Synonyms

draw pull_out take_out get_out

Examples

"draw a weapon" "pull out a gun" "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"

9
[ noun ] (physics) the force used in pulling

Examples

"the pull of the moon" "the pull of the current"

10
[ verb ] steer into a certain direction; of a vehicle

Examples

"pull one's horse to a stand" "Pull the car over"

11
[ noun ] a device used for pulling something

Examples

"he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"

12
[ verb ] strain abnormally

Synonyms

overstretch

Examples

"I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up" "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

13
[ noun ] special advantage or influence

Synonyms

clout

Examples

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

14
[ verb ] take away

Examples

"pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

15
[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) operate when rowing a boat

Examples

"pull the oars"

16
[ verb ] rein in to keep from winning a race

Examples

"pull a horse"

17
[ verb ] (baseball) baseball: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing

Examples

"pull the ball"

18
[ verb ] strip of feathers

Synonyms

tear deplumate deplume displume pluck

Examples

"pull a chicken" "pluck the capon"

19
[ verb ] take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

Synonyms

side root

Examples

"We all rooted for the home team" "I'm pulling for the underdog" "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"

20
[ verb ] tear or be torn violently

Synonyms

rip rend rive

Examples

"The curtain ripped from top to bottom" "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

21
[ verb ] attract or elicit

Synonyms

attract draw fetch draw_in pull_in

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"

22
[ 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"

23
[ noun ] (medicine) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

Synonyms

twist wrench

Examples

"the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell" "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

24
[ verb ] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

Synonyms

extract pull_out draw_out pull_up take_out

Examples

"pull weeds" "extract a bad tooth" "take out a splinter" "extract information from the telegram"

25
[ noun ] a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

Synonyms

drag puff

Examples

"he took a puff on his pipe" "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

26
[ noun ] a sustained effort

Examples

"it was a long pull but we made it"

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Rhymes with

bull's bulls'

Phonetic and Homophones

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