pull
noun
1. 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
Similar word(s): pulling
Definition categories: act, actuation, propulsion
2. the force used in pulling
- the pull of the moon
- the pull of the current
Definition categories: phenomenon, force
3. special advantage or influence
- the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
Similar word(s): clout
Definition categories: attribute, advantage, vantage
4. a device used for pulling something
- he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer
Definition categories: man–made, device
5. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
Similar word(s): twist, wrench
Definition categories: state, harm, hurt, injury, trauma
6. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Definition categories: act, aspiration, inhalation, inspiration, intake
7. a sustained effort
- it was a long pull but we made it
Definition categories: act, effort, exertion, sweat, travail
Sentences with pull as a noun:
- He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.
- The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.
- iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet
- She took a pull on her cigarette.
- a zipper pull
- In weights the favourite had the pull.
verb
1. cause to move by pulling
- pull a sled
Similar word(s): draw
Definition categories: contact, displace, move
2. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
Similar word(s): attract, draw
Definition categories: contact, draw, pull
3. move into a certain direction
- the car pulls to the right
Definition categories: motion, drive
4. 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
Definition categories: contact, force
5. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- pull a bank robbery
Similar word(s): commit, perpetrate
Definition categories: social, act, move
6. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- pull out a gun
- The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Similar word(s): draw
Definition categories: motion, remove, take, withdraw
7. steer into a certain direction
- pull one's horse to a stand
- Pull the car over
Definition categories: motion, drive
8. strain abnormally
- I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
- The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
Similar word(s): overstretch
Definition categories: body, injure, wound
9. 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
Similar word(s): draw
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
10. operate when rowing a boat
- pull the oars
Definition categories: motion, row
11. rein in to keep from winning a race
- pull a horse
Definition categories: motion, rein
12. tear or be torn violently
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
Similar word(s): rend, rip, rive
Definition categories: contact, bust, rupture, snap, tear
13. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
- pull the ball
Definition categories: contact, hit
14. strip of feathers
- pull a chicken
Similar word(s): deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, tear
Definition categories: contact, strip
15. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- pull weeds
Similar word(s): extract
Definition categories: contact, remove, take, withdraw
16. take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
- I'm pulling for the underdog
Definition categories: competition, side
17. take away
- pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf
Definition categories: change, remove, take, withdraw
Sentences with pull as a verb:
- When I give the signal, pull the rope.
- You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle.
- to pull fruit from a tree; to pull flax; to pull a finch
- I pulled at the club last night.
- He's pulled that bird over there.
- Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.
- He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.
- You'll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that.
- I'll have to pull a part number for that.
- The favourite was pulled.
- Let's stop at Finnigan's. The barman pulls a good pint.