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pull
English
- 🔊 the act of pulling“the pull up the hill had him breathing harder”
- 🔊 a sustained effort“it was a long pull but we made it”
- 🔊 a device used for pulling something“he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer”
- 🔊 special advantage or influence“the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull”
- 🔊 the force used in pulling“the pull of the moon”
- 🔊 a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)“he took a puff on his pipe”
- 🔊 a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments“the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell”
- 🔊 strain abnormally“I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up”
- 🔊 take away“pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf”
- 🔊 take sides with“We all rooted for the home team”
- 🔊 hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing“pull the ball”
- 🔊 cause to move by pulling“draw a wagon”
- 🔊 apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion“Pull the rope”
- 🔊 rein in to keep from winning a race“pull a horse”
- 🔊 operate when rowing a boat“pull the oars”
- 🔊 steer into a certain direction“pull one's horse to a stand”
- 🔊 move into a certain direction“the car pulls to the right”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 strip of feathers“pull a chicken”
- 🔊 direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes“Her good looks attract the stares of many men”
- 🔊 bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover“draw a weapon”
- 🔊 remove, usually with some force or effort“pull weeds”
- 🔊 perform an act, usually with a negative connotation“perpetrate a crime”
- 🔊 tear or be torn violently“The curtain ripped from top to bottom”
Spanish
- 🔊 deshilar to pull
- 🔊 jalar to pull
- 🔊 atracción pull, draw
- 🔊 halar to pull, to tug
- 🔊 tirar to pull, to tug
- 🔊 arrastrar to pull, to tow, to haul
- 🔊 tirón pull, strain (a violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles)