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pull English

Meaning pull meaning

What does pull mean?
Definitions in simple English

pull Verb

— Someone pulls something when they use their hands to move the thing closer to themselves. Pull the handle if you want to open the door.

pull

— verb (= draw) cause to move by pulling draw a wagon pull a sled — verb (= attract, pull in, draw, draw in) 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 — verb move into a certain direction the car pulls to the right — noun (= pulling) 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 — verb 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 — noun the force used in pulling the pull of the moon the pull of the current — verb (= draw, pull out) 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 — verb (= perpetrate) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation perpetrate a crime pull a bank robbery — verb steer into a certain direction pull one's horse to a stand Pull the car over — verb strain abnormally I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition — noun a device used for pulling something he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer — noun special advantage or influence the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull — noun a sustained effort it was a long pull but we made it — verb 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 — verb operate when rowing a boat pull the oars — verb rein in to keep from winning a race pull a horse — verb hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing pull the ball — verb (= root for) 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? — verb take away pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf — verb (= pluck) strip of feathers pull a chicken pluck the capon — verb (= extract, take out) 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 — noun (= puff, drag) 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 — noun (= wrench) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell he was sidelined with a hamstring pull — verb (= rip) tear or be torn violently The curtain ripped from top to bottom pull the cooked chicken into strips

Synonyms pull synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as pull?

pull English » English

drag draw tug haul tow pluck stretch pull out attract yank jerk trail pull up tear extract draw out take out strain traction row remove pull on influence force draw in draught clout attraction take snatch shoot rip push pulling lead heave fire wrest wrench uproot seize rive pull in perpetrate peel move get out extend drive drag along

Topics pull topics

What do people use pull to talk about?
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Pull
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Attract
Person Healthy

Injure
Language and thought Want

Influence
Work and occupation Agriculture Tend a field

Uproot plants
Physical actions Posture

Move a part of the body
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Take something out of something
Person Healthy Disease

Tooth decay
Language and thought Want Influence

Control
Language and thought

Emotion
Language and thought Communication Say True

Tell the truth
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports
Social behavior Behavior Honest

Deceive
Daily life Household equipment Furniture

Bed
Daily life Fire

Tend a fire
Work and occupation Work Method

Try, attempt
Work and occupation Agriculture

Tend a field
Work and occupation Agriculture

Harvest
Work and occupation Agriculture

Agricultural tool
Work and occupation Hunt and fish Fishing

Fish with net
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move up
Physical actions Move Travel

Travel by land
Physical actions Move Accompany

Follow

  • What words refer to moving faster than the person following you?
    pull ahead
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Lift
Physical actions Arrange Gather

Separate, scatter
Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Remove, take apart

Conjugation pull conjugation

How do you conjugate pull?

pull · verb

Examples pull examples

How do I use pull in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Don't pull my sleeve.
Tom may pull that off.
Pull into shape after washing.
A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.
Pull the string and the water flushes.
From time to time, a proposal to pull down a much-loved old building to make room for a new block of flats, raises a storm of angry protest.
About the wedding. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be the main attraction, so instead of doing it on a shoestring, why not pull out all the stops and make a great show of it?
They decided to pull down the old building.
It was naughty of Mary to pull the kitten's tail.
Pull it open.
It's his job to pull the weeds in the garden.
When rain's fallen and the soil is moist, it becomes easier to pull out weeds.
The operation was really touch and go there for awhile but the doctor thinks he'll pull through.
A truthful politician? Pull the other one!
Don't pull it. Push it open.
Pull the rope tight.
Three hours of driving has worn me out. Let's pull over at the next rest stop we see.
Pull yourself together, now. There's no point in crying.
Pull over right here.
The patrolman motioned me to pull over.
It is very naughty of you to pull the kitten's tail.

Movie subtitles

If you concentrate on Zero too much, they will pull the rug out from under you!
If you lived on a planet with twice the gravity of Earth, there'd be a lot more pull on your body and you'd come crashing down twice as hard if you fell.
I don't understand how they could pull it off.
He managed to pull through, but she's having her. harvested as we speak.
You're gonna pull out your I.V. again.
Nicest thing I ever did for a girl was pull out.
She has tandem parking, so after I'm there for a while, I have to pull out. Oh.
I pull into the parking structure.
We'll try and take out the whistle and see if we can pull some DNA.
Can I pull up a stool next to you, or do you want to. be alone?
You know, if something was gonna pull me away from this dinner, it would have to be really important, like the McKinley project.
I think I could pull a simple address.
With the two of us, man, we could totally pull it off.
It was the three of us that were gonna pull it off.
We'll be able to pull out all the stops.
You'll pull through.
But it only works when you believe, because once you pull that thread, it just turns into nothing right in your hands.
Then of course, they will eventually be drawn in by the Earth's gravitational pull and rain down on the ground.
Tamare, pull yourself together.
But it's a long, tough pull from here.
I pull and I pull, but he won't come up.
Pull out!
Pull up here.
Pull on up!
Oh, careful. You're gonna pull out your I.V. again.
She has tandem parking, so after I'm there for a while, I have to pull out.
You just need to pull a lot harder.
You get your ass to the most expensive bridal boutique you can find right now, pull out your credit card and get something in a size six that is beautiful and magical and will make everyone cry, you horrendous excuse for a person!
Let's pull out, pal.
You trying to pull a fast one?
Bill, come on, pull up to the curb.
Preysing, I hope you pull through. It's a very bad time to be in such a crisis.
Like this, like that, pull, finished.

News and current affairs

It is by now patently obvious that austerity and domestic reforms are not enough to pull the eurozone's periphery out of deep recession.
Compared to 2008-2009, when policymakers had ample space to act, monetary and fiscal authorities are running out of policy bullets (or, more cynically, policy rabbits to pull out of their hats).
But neither Japan nor the European Union seems ready to pull its own weight, owing in part to decades of dependency on US security.
Iran and Syria, which have played a spoiler role in Iraq up to now, may also now be anxious to find a way to pull the country back from the brink.
In the 1960's, France decided to pull out of the NATO integrated command and asked NATO forces to leave its territory.
But, using gas electrification, we could pull more than four people out of poverty for the same amount.
Block thinkers on each side give aid and comfort to block thinkers on the other side, and with each exchange they pull us closer toward an abyss.
So banks may prefer to pull out instead.
Cameron would be more vulnerable than any leader in postwar British history to blackmail by his own party's dissidents and extremists, who see it as their historic mission to pull Britain out of the EU.
Is he prepared to pull his troops back from the Demilitarized Zone and dismantle the tens of thousands of artillery that are capable of reaching Seoul?
So the Communist Party is trapped in the internet, because the government cannot pull the plug on it without hamstringing the economy.
Can anything pull the Atlantic alliance's policies on arms exports together?
In fact, the analogy of holding victims at gunpoint is misleading, because in public decision-making we can hardly claim that everything is all right as long as we don't pull the trigger.
Temporary commodity booms typically pull workers, capital, and land away from fledgling manufacturing sectors and production of other internationally traded goods.
But higher energy prices, by themselves, will not cause the ECB to pull the interest-rate trigger.
That alone would provide the counterweight to the forces that pull him in the wrong direction.
If Europe wants to pull its weight on the global stage, it will have to act with greater unity of purpose and shoulder a greater share of responsibility.
On the contrary, Hoover and other figures argued in a perfectly modern, Keynesian fashion that large-scale public-works programs were needed to pull the economy out of the trough.
If we act together and pull in the same direction, we all will win.
But fear can drive people to pull up the drawbridge.
Ironically, China's juggling act may prove even more difficult for the authorities to pull off in a market-based, consumer-oriented system.
FRANKFURT - At the height of the financial crisis in 2008-2009, it seemed as if Western banks would pull up their foreign stakes and go home, leaving financial markets much more fragmented along national lines.
Third, the allure of rejoining Europe after years of isolation, together with the European Union's commitment to enlargement, provided a gravitational pull - and a legislative template - that helped policymakers justify and implement difficult reforms.
But, while Colombia is not as bad off as some of its neighbors, the country will not be able to pull itself out of the crisis easily.
But eventually central banks must pull the plug. Otherwise they will end up in intensive care themselves as credit losses overwhelm their balance sheets.

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