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pull
verb(pull)
strip of feathers
Synonyms: deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, tear,
Examples:
Pull a chicken.
pull
noun(pull)
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Synonyms: twist, wrench,
Examples:
He was sidelined with a hamstring pull.
pull
verb(pull)
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Synonyms: commit, perpetrate,
Examples:
Pull a bank robbery.
pull
verb(pull)
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Synonyms: draw out, extract, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out,
Examples:
Pull weeds.
pull
noun(pull)
special advantage or influence
Synonyms: clout,
Examples:
The chairman's nephew has a lot of pull.
pull
verb(pull)
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Synonyms: attract, draw, draw in, pull in,
Examples:
The ad pulled in many potential customers.
This pianist pulls huge crowds.
pull
verb(pull)
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
Synonyms: draw, get out, pull out, take out,
Examples:
Pull out a gun.
The mugger pulled a knife on his victim.
pull
noun(pull)
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
Synonyms: drag, puff,
pull
verb(pull)
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
Synonyms: root for,
Examples:
I'm pulling for the underdog.
pull
verb(pull)
tear or be torn violently
Synonyms: rend, rip, rive,
Examples:
Pull the cooked chicken into strips.
pull
verb(pull)
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
Synonyms: draw,
Examples:
A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter.
pull
noun(pull)
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
Synonyms: pulling,
Examples:
The pull up the hill had him breathing harder.
His strenuous pulling strained his back.
pull
verb(pull)
cause to move by pulling
Synonyms: draw,
Antonyms: push,
Examples:
Pull a sled.
pull
verb(pull)
strain abnormally
Synonyms: overstretch,
Examples:
I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up.
The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition.
pull
noun(pull)
a device used for pulling something
Examples:
He grabbed the pull and opened the drawer.
pull
verb(pull)
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
Examples:
Pull the string gently.
Pull the trigger of the gun.
Pull your knees towards your chin.
pull
noun(pull)
a sustained effort
Examples:
It was a long pull but we made it.
pull
verb(pull)
hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
Examples:
Pull the ball.
pull
verb(pull)
move into a certain direction
Examples:
The car pulls to the right.
pull
verb(pull)
operate when rowing a boat
Examples:
Pull the oars.
pull
verb(pull)
rein in to keep from winning a race
Examples:
Pull a horse.
pull
verb(pull)
steer into a certain direction
Examples:
Pull one's horse to a stand.
pull
verb(pull)
take away
Examples:
Pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf.
pull
noun(pull)
the force used in pulling
Examples:
The pull of the moon.
The pull of the current.

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