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Pull 1

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

Pull 2

Definition: To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

Pull 3

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

Pull 4

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

Pull 5

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

Pull 6

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

Pull 7

Definition: To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n.,

Pull 8

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

Pull 9

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

Pull 10

Definition: A pluck; loss or violence suffered.

Pull 11

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

Pull 12

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

Pull 13

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

Pull 14

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

pull 15

Definition: 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"

pull 16

Definition: a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"

pull 17

Definition: 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"

pull 18

Definition: a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"

pull 19

Definition: special advantage or influence; "the chairman''s nephew has a lot of pull"

pull 20

Definition: the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"

pull 21

Definition: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

pull 22

Definition: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

pull 23

Definition: take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

pull 24

Definition: 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?"

pull 25

Definition: 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"

pull 26

Definition: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

pull 27

Definition: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

pull 28

Definition: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

pull 29

Definition: 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 th

pull 30

Definition: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

pull 31

Definition: 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"

pull 32

Definition: rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"

pull 33

Definition: operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"

pull 34

Definition: 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"

pull 35

Definition: steer into a certain direction; "pull one''s horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"

pull 36

Definition: move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"

pull 37

Definition: 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"

pull 38

Definition: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

 

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