- pull, pulling - 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"
--1 is a kind of propulsion, actuation
--1 has particulars:drag; draw, haul, haulage; tug, jerk; draft, draught, drawing; extirpation, excision, deracination; pluck; traction Derived forms: verb pull4, verb pull2, verb pull1 - pull - the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
--2 is a kind of force
Derived forms: verb pull4, verb pull2 - pull, clout - special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
--3 is a kind of advantage, vantage
- pull - a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
--4 is a kind of device
--4 has particulars: bellpull; pull chainDerived form: verb pull2 - wrench, twist, pull - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
--5 is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
--5 has particulars: sprainDerived form: verb pull8 - puff, drag, pull - 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"
--6 is a kind of inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, breathing in
--6 is a part of smoke, smoking
--6 has particulars: toke - pull - a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
--7 is a kind of effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
Derived form: verb pull5
- pull, draw, force - cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
--1 is one way to move, displace
Antonyms: push, force
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun pull1, noun puller2, noun pulling1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in - 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 the ad drew in many new customers"
--2 is one way to pull, draw, force
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun pull4, noun pull2, noun pull1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- pull - move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
--3 is one way to drive
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Something is ----ing PP
- pull - 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"
--4 is one way to force
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun pull1, noun pull2, noun puller1, noun pulling1
Somebody ----s something
- perpetrate, commit, pull - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
--5 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun pull7
Somebody ----s something
- draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out - 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"
--6 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- pull - steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
--7 is one way to drive
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Somebody ----s something PP
- pull, overstretch - strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
--8 is one way to injure, wound
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun pull5
Somebody ----s something
- pull - 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"
--9 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- pull - operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
--10 is one way to row
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Somebody ----s something
- pull - rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
--11 is one way to rein, rein in
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Somebody ----s something
- rend, rip, rive, pull - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
--12 is one way to tear, rupture, snap, bust
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- pull - hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
--13 is one way to hit
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It is ----ing
- pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
--14 is one way to strip
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Somebody ----s something
- extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out - 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"
--15 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- side, pull, root - 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?"
--16 is one way to back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
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Somebody ----s PP
- pull - take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
--17 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
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Somebody ----s something
- pull - 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"