pull

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To pull is to use force to drag or yank something toward you. You might pull a rolling suitcase as you run to catch your train, for example.

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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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"

Noun
a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"

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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"

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a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"

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special advantage or influence; "the chairman''s nephew has a lot of pull"

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Noun
the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"

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a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

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

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take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

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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?"

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draw or pull out, 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"

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strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

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hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

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cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

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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 th

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tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

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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 kneees towards your chin"

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rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"

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operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"

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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"

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steer into a certain direction; "pull one''s horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"

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move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"

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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"

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perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

v. t.
To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

v. t.
To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

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

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

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

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

v. t.
To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8.

v. i.
To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.

n.
The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.

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

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A pluck; loss or violence suffered.

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

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The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river.

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The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug.

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

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

Pull

Pull , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulling.] [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.
He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.
2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.
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) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled. 6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; -- hand presses being worked by pulling a lever. 7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8.
Never pull a straight fast ball to leg.
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

Pull , v. i. 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

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.
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.
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) 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.

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.

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Usage Examples

By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn't a very intricate hairstyle. Still, to be that responsible and disciplined at age seven is unusual.

I knew I'd just done one of the most amazing things that I will ever get a chance to do. Just to be part of a musical that's not your background and to pull it off and to think that we've done something that's really special.

A lot of my humor does come from anger. It's like, you're not gonna pull one over on me - which is pretty much my motto anyways.

And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture.

Every year for New Years I write down all of my goals and dreams and put them in my Bible. At the end of the year I go and pull the paper out and check this off and check that off.

I didn't know if I had the music for it or if I could pull off the larger concert experience. Then I realized if I can just continue to be myself, I'll be all right.

And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so goes your job, your ability to feed your family, your government.

I have a great family by the way, but you need to find people who can pull something out from you that might be otherwise unseen.

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Other Usage Examples

Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.

He must pull out his own eyes, and see no creature, before he can say, he sees no God He must be no man, and quench his reasonable soul, before he can say to himself, there is no God.

Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life.

Feature-length film comedy is harder to pull off than the episodic sitcom - it doesn't have the same factory machinery up and running, teams of writers putting familiar characters through permutations - but that doesn't explain the widening quality gap that makes movie humor look like a genetic defective.

I grew up in a family of Republicans. And when I was 18 and registering to vote, my mom's only instruction was 'You just go in and pull the big Republican lever.' That's my welcome to adulthood. She's like, 'No, don't even read it. Just pull the Republican lever.

All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours.

Certain people in the United States are driving nails into this structure of our relationship, then cutting off the heads. So the Soviets must use their teeth to pull them out.

I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I'm trying to pull out of the ground that doesn't want to come out? I know I'll win.

I have just come from a couple of raids, where we had a very lively time, and some of them had to pull their guns. I found it necessary to punch a few sports myself.