pull

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

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

2. 2transitive verb

   To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

3. 3transitive verb

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

4. 4transitive verb

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

5. 5transitive verb

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

6. 6transitive verb

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

7. 7transitive verb

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

8. 8intransitive verb

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

9. 9noun

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

10. 10noun

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

11. 11noun

    A pluck; loss or violence suffered.

12. 12noun

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

13. 13noun

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

14. 14noun

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

15. 15noun

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

16. 16noun

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

17. 17noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    pulling
18. 18noun

    a sustained effort

    "it was a long pull but we made it"

19. 19noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    dragpuff
20. 20noun

    a device used for pulling something

    "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"

21. 21noun

    special advantage or influence

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

    Synonyms

    clout
22. 22noun

    the force used in pulling

    "the pull of the moon"

    "the pull of the current"

23. 23noun

    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

    "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"

    "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

    Synonyms

    twistwrench
24. 24verb

    strain abnormally

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

    "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

    Synonyms

    overstretch
25. 25verb

    take away

    "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

26. 26verb

    take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

    "We all rooted for the home team"

    "I'm pulling for the underdog"

27. 27verb

    remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

    "pull weeds"

    "extract a bad tooth"

    Synonyms

    extract
28. 28verb

    strip of feathers

    "pull a chicken"

    "pluck the capon"

    Synonyms

    deplumatedeplumedisplumeplucktear
29. 29verb

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

    "pull the ball"

30. 30verb

    cause to move by pulling

    "draw a wagon"

    "pull a sled"

    Synonyms

    drawforce
31. 31verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    attractdraw
32. 32verb

    tear or be torn violently

    "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"

    "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

    Synonyms

    rendriprive
33. 33verb

    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

    "Pull the rope"

    "Pull the handle towards you"

34. 34verb

    rein in to keep from winning a race

    "pull a horse"

35. 35verb

    operate when rowing a boat

    "pull the oars"

36. 36verb

    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

    "draw a weapon"

    "pull out a gun"

    Synonyms

    draw
37. 37verb

    steer into a certain direction

    "pull one's horse to a stand"

    "Pull the car over"

38. 38verb

    move into a certain direction

    "the car pulls to the right"

39. 39verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    draw
40. 40verb

    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

    "perpetrate a crime"

    "pull a bank robbery"

    Synonyms

    commitperpetrate