Pull

Verb

 * 1)  to apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force
 * 2)   to persuade (someone) to have sex with one
 * He's pulled that bird over there.
 * 1)  to remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability
 * Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.
 * 1)  to do or perform
 * He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.
 * 1)  to retrieve or generate for use
 * I'll have to pull a part number for that.
 * 1) * 2006, Michael Bellomo, Joel Elad, How to Sell Anything on Amazon...and Make a Fortune!
 * They'll go through their computer system and pull a report of all your order fulfillment records for the time period you specify.
 * 1)  to apply a force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force
 * You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle.
 * 1)  to succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex
 * I pulled at the club last night.
 * 1) to toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field
 * 2)  to row
 * 3) * 1874,, Chapter VI
 * It had been a sort of race hitherto, and the rowers, with set teeth and compressed lips, had pulled stroke for stroke.

Synonyms

 * drag, tow, tug, yank
 * score
 * recall, withdraw, yank
 * carry out, complete, do, execute, perform
 * generate, get, get hold of, get one's hands on, lay one's hands on, obtain, retrieve
 * score

Antonyms

 * push, repel, shove

Derived terms
See also pulling


 * pull a...
 * pull about
 * pull a face
 * pull a fast one
 * pull ahead
 * pull away
 * pull back
 * pull down
 * pull for


 * pull in
 * pulling
 * pull off
 * pull oneself together
 * pull one's weight
 * pull out
 * pull over


 * pull-quote
 * pull rank


 * pull round
 * pull somebody's leg
 * pull the other one
 * pull the other one, it's got bells on
 * pull the wool over someone's eyes
 * pull through
 * pull together
 * pull up

Noun

 * 1) An act of pulling (applying force)
 * He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.
 * 1) An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
 * The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.
 * iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet
 * She took a pull on her cigarette.
 * 1) Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
 * a zipper pull
 * 1)  influence, especially as a means of gaining advantage
 * 2) Appeal or attraction or (as of a movie star)
 * 3)   The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
 * 4) A journey made by rowing
 * 5) * 1874,, Chapter V
 * As Blunt had said, the burning ship lay a good twelve miles from the Malabar, and the pull was a long and a weary one. Once fairly away from the protecting sides of the vessel that had borne them thus far on their dismal journey, the adventurers seemed to have come into a new atmosphere.

Synonyms

 * tug, yank
 * attraction
 * handle, knob, lever, rope
 * influence, sway

Antonyms

 * push, shove
 * repulsion
 * button, push, push button

Derived terms

 * on the pull


 * ring-pull

Adjectives for Pull
dreadful; energetic; vigorous; hearty; vicious; necessary.

Adverbs for Pull
rapidly; laboriously; vigorously; violently; unconscionably; irresistibly; energetically; frantically; tremulously; viciously; forcibly; heartily.

Thesaurus
abandon, accomplish, adduct, adduction, affinity, allure, allurement, amperage, appeal, apprehend, armipotence, arrest, arrive, assume, attack, attract, attractance, attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, authority, avulse, back away, back off, back out, backstairs influence, be magnetic, be paid, beat a retreat, beat it, beef, bend, beverage, bias, bib, black power, blue, blueprint, boost, booze, bridle, bring off, bring out, brute force, buck up, bumper, bust, call, campaign for, capillarity, capillary attraction, captivate, capture, carry out, catch, catch a crab, centripetal force, chaff, chain-smoke, charge, charisma, chaw, check, chew, clout, cogence, cogency, cold-type proof, collar, color proof, come, come up to, complete, compulsion, computer proof, connections, constrain, contain, continue, control, cool, cool off, criticize, crook, cull, curb, curtail, curve, cut a crab, cut out, debase, decelerate, deflect, degrade, demolish, depart, deracinate, destroy, detach, devastate, deviate, diffract, diffuse, dig out, dig up, diminish, dint, discredit, disentangle, disgrace, dishonor, disperse, distort, diverge, divert, do, dogleg, dompt, draft, drag, drag out, draggle, drain the cup, dram, draw, draw back, draw in, draw out, draw towards, draw up, drawing, drawing power, drayage, dredge, dredge up, drench, drink, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, drive, drop, duress, earn, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, elongate, encourage, energy, engrave, enjoin, entice, eradicate, evacuate, evolve, evulse, excavate, excise, exsect, extend, extract, extraction, extricate, fall back, fascinate, favor, feather, feather an oar, flay, flee, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, foundry proof, full blast, full force, gain, galley, galley proof, gargle, get, get better, get out, give up, give way, go, go and do, gouge out, govern, gravitation, gravity, grub up, guard, gulp, guzzle, hairpin, hale, halt, haul, haulage, hauling, have, have an attraction, have on, heave, heaving, hectograph, hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold fast, hold in, hold in leash, hold up, hoodwink, hope for, humiliate, imbibe, impel, impress, imprint, improve, in, influence, inhalation, inhale, inhale snuff, inhibit, inside track, interest, issue, jerk, jigger, jolt, jump, keep, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep under control, knock, land, lap, lay under restraint, leave, lengthen, lengthen out, let out, level, leverage, libation, live, lower, lug, lure, magnet, magnetism, magnetize, main force, main strength, make fun of, mana, manage, might, might and main, mightiness, mimeograph, mine, moxie, multigraph, muscle, muscle power, mutual attraction, nab, nail, nick, nip, oar, obtain, outpace, outrun, overexert, overexertion, overextend, overextension, overprint, overstrain, overstress, overtax, overtaxing, pace, paddle, page proof, pan, peg, perform, perpetrate, persuasion, pick out, pick up, pinch, pizzazz, plate proof, pledge, pluck, pluck out, pluck up, ply the oar, poke fun at, poop, portion, potation, potence, potency, potentiality, potion, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, press, press proof, prestige, print, procure, produce, productiveness, productivity, progressive proof, prohibit, prolong, prolongate, proof, proof sheet, protract, prove, publish, puff, puissance, pull a proof, pull apart, pull away, pull back, pull down, pull for, pull in, pull off, pull out, pull strings, pull through, pull to pieces, pull towards, pull up, pulling, pulling power, punch, punt, push, put down, put on, put out, put to bed, put to press, quaff, quarry, quit, rack, rag, rake out, rally, raze, reach, recede, receive, recoil, recover, recuperate, reduce, refract, rein, rein in, reissue, relinquish, remove, rend, reprint, repro proof, restrain, retard, retreat, retrench, revise, rib, ridicule, rip off, rip out, root for, root out, root up, round, round of drinks, row, row away, row dry, run, run down, run off, scatter, scull, secure, seduction, seductiveness, select, separate, set back, ship oars, shoot, shot, shove, shy, sinew, sip, skew, sky an oar, slam, slate, slip, slow down, slurp, smoke, snake, snifter, snort, snub, special favor, spin out, spot, stamp, start, steam, stone proof, stop, strain, strain every nerve, straining, straiten, strength, stress, stress and strain, stressfulness, stretch, stretch out, strike, string out, strong arm, succeed, suck, suck in, suckle, suction, sup, superiority, superpower, support, survive, sweat blood, swig, swill, sympathy, take flight, take in tow, take into custody, take off, take on, take out, take snuff, tauten, tax, taxing, tear, tear off, tear out, tease, tense, tension, tighten, tipple, toast, toss down, toss off, tot, tow, towage, towing, traction, tractive power, trail, train, trawl, trial impression, troll, tug, tug-of-war, tugging, turn, turn tail, twist, twit, unearth, unravel, uproot, validity, vandyke, vehemence, vigor, vim, virility, virtue, virulence, vitality, warp, wash down, wattage, weed out, weight, wet, win, wire-pulling, withdraw, withhold, wreck, wrench, wrest out, yank, zigzag

Etymology
From pullen:, from  pullian:. Related to pulen:,  pullen:,  púla:.

Verb

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 * Indonesian: menarik, tarik
 * Italian: tirare (it)
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 * Polish: ciągnąć, pociągnąć
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 * Telugu: లాగు (laagu)
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 * Finnish: saada


 * French: tirer un coup

Noun

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 * Swedish: attraktion, dragkraft


 * French: influence


 * Swedish: dragkraft

Noun

 * 1) bull
 * 2) ox

Noun

 * 1) pullover
 * Il fait froid; je vais mettre mon pull &mdash; It's cold; I'm going to put on my pullover

Etymology
pullover