Meaning of 'pull'

noun

the act of pulling

Synonyms: pulling

noun

a sustained effort

Example: "it was a long pull but we made it"

noun

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

Synonyms: puff drag

noun

a device used for pulling something

Example: "I grabbed the pull and opened the drawer."

noun

special advantage or influence

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

Synonyms: clout

noun

the force used in pulling

Example: "the pull of the moon"

noun

a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

Synonyms: twist wrench

verb

strain abnormally

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

Synonyms: overstretch

verb

take away

Example: "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

Synonyms: deprive impoverish

verb

take sides with

Synonyms: root for

verb

remove, usually with some force or effort

Synonyms: extract take out draw out pull out pull up

verb

strip of feathers

Example: "pull a chicken"

Synonyms: pluck

verb

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

Example: "pull the ball"

verb

cause to move by pulling

Synonyms: draw force

verb

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

Synonyms: pull in

verb

tear or be torn violently

Synonyms: rip rive rend

verb

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

verb

rein in to keep from winning a race

Example: "pull a horse"

verb

operate when rowing a boat

Example: "pull the oars"

verb

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

Synonyms: draw take out get out pull out

verb

steer into a certain direction

Example: "pull one's horse to a stand"

verb

move into a certain direction

Example: "the car pulls to the right"

verb

cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

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

Synonyms: draw

verb

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Synonyms: commit perpetrate