Definition
Meaning of 'pull'
Meaning of 'pull' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Pull 
[ n.]
- The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move
something by drawing toward one. [ n.]- A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull.
- A pluck; loss or violence suffered.
- A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
- The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river.
- The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug.
- Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull.
- A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
2. 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. [ v. i.]3. Pull [ v. t.]
- To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. [ v. t.]- To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
- To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
- To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled.
- To take or make, as a proof or impression; -- hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
- To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8.
Meaning of 'pull' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. pull [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a device used for pulling something
- a device used for pulling something
Example in sentence:
- he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer
Meaning (2):
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Example in sentence:
- he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly;
- he took a puff on his pipe
Meaning (3):
- a sustained effort
- a sustained effort
Example in sentence:
- it was a long pull but we made it
Meaning (4):
- special advantage or influence
- special advantage or influence
Example in sentence:
- the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
Meaning (5):
- the force used in pulling
- the force used in pulling
Example in sentence:
- the pull of the current;
- the pull of the moon
Meaning (6):
- the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
- the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
Example in sentence:
- his strenuous pulling strained his back;
- the pull up the hill had him breathing harder
Meaning (7):
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Example in sentence:
- he was sidelined with a hamstring pull;
- the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
2. pull [ v]
[ v]Meaning (8):
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Example in sentence:
- A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter
Meaning (9):
- cause to move by pulling
- cause to move by pulling
Example in sentence:
- draw a wagon;
- pull a sled
Meaning (10):
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Example in sentence:
- draw a weapon;
- pull out a gun;
- The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
Meaning (11):
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Example in sentence:
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men;
- The ad pulled in many potential customers;
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers;
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
Meaning (12):
- strain abnormally
- strain abnormally
Example in sentence:
- I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up;
- The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
Meaning (13):
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Example in sentence:
- perpetrate a crime;
- pull a bank robbery
Meaning (14):
- strip of feathers
- strip of feathers
Example in sentence:
- pluck the capon;
- pull a chicken
Meaning (15):
- rein in to keep from winning a race
- rein in to keep from winning a race
Example in sentence:
- pull a horse
Meaning (16):
- steer into a certain direction
- steer into a certain direction
Example in sentence:
- pull one's horse to a stand;
- Pull the car over
Meaning (17):
- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
- hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
Example in sentence:
- pull the ball
Meaning (18):
- operate when rowing a boat
- operate when rowing a boat
Example in sentence:
- pull the oars
Meaning (19):
- take away
- take away
Example in sentence:
- pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf
Meaning (20):
- apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
- apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
Example in sentence:
- Pull the handle towards you;
- Pull the rope;
- pull the string gently;
- pull the trigger of the gun;
- pull your knees towards your chin
Meaning (21):
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Example in sentence:
- extract a bad tooth;
- extract information from the telegram;
- pull weeds;
- take out a splinter
Meaning (22):
- move into a certain direction
- move into a certain direction
Example in sentence:
- the car pulls to the right
Meaning (23):
- tear or be torn violently
- tear or be torn violently
Example in sentence:
- pull the cooked chicken into strips;
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
Meaning (24):
- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
Example in sentence:
- Are you siding with the defender of the title?;
- I'm pulling for the underdog;
- We all rooted for the home team
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