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Dictionary Results for pull: | ||
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
pull n 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" [syn: pull, pulling] 2: the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current" 3: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" [syn: pull, clout] 4: a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer" 5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" [syn: wrench, twist, pull] 6: 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" [syn: puff, drag, pull] 7: a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it" v 1: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: pull, draw, force] [ant: force, push] 2: 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" [syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in] [ant: beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse] 3: move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right" 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"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin" 5: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: perpetrate, commit, pull] 6: 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" [syn: draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out] 7: steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over" 8: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" [syn: pull, overstretch] 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" [syn: pull, draw] 10: operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars" 11: rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse" 12: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rend, rip, rive, pull] 13: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball" 14: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn: pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume] 15: remove, 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" [syn: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out] 16: 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?" [syn: pull, root for] 17: take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf" | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows. --Shak. [1913 Webster] He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in. --Gen. viii. 9. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend. [1913 Webster] He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate. --Lam. iii. 11. [1913 Webster] 3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch. [1913 Webster] 4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar. [1913 Webster] 5. (Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled. [1913 Webster] 6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; -- hand presses being worked by pulling a lever. [1913 Webster] 7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8. [1913 Webster] Never pull a straight fast ball to leg. --R. H. Lyttelton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] | ||
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Pull \Pull\, n. 1. The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one. [1913 Webster] I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which was fastened at the top of my box. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull. --Carew. [1913 Webster] 3. A pluck; loss or violence suffered. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Two pulls at once; His lady banished, and a limb lopped off. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull. [1913 Webster] 5. The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 6. The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug. [Slang] --Dickens. [1913 Webster] 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] [1913 Webster] 8. (Cricket) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side. [1913 Webster] The pull is not a legitimate stroke, but bad cricket. --R. A. Proctor. [1913 Webster] | ||
5. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) | ||
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