pull

Noun

• a sustained effort
  • it was a long pull but we made it
    

• 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
    

• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
  • the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
    
  • he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
    

• 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
    
  • the pull of the current
    

• 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

• take away
  • pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf
    

• 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?
    

• 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
    

• strip of feathers
  • pull a chicken
    
  • pluck the capon
    

• hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
  • pull the ball
    

• tear or be torn violently
  • The curtain ripped from top to bottom
    
  • pull the cooked chicken into strips
    

• rein in to keep from winning a race
  • pull a horse
    

• operate when rowing a boat
  • pull the oars
    

• 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
    

• strain abnormally
  • I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
    
  • The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
    

• steer into a certain direction
  • pull one's horse to a stand
    
  • Pull the car over
    

• 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
    

• perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  • perpetrate a crime
    
  • pull a bank robbery
    

• 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
    

• move into a certain direction
  • the car pulls to the right
    

• 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
    

• cause to move by pulling
  • draw a wagon
    
  • pull a sled
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  puff , drag , wrench , twist , clout , pulling , root for , extract , pull out , pull up , take out , draw out , pluck , tear , deplume , deplumate , displume , rend , rip , rive , draw , overstretch , get out , perpetrate , commit , attract , pull in , draw in , force
• Antonyms: 
  repel , drive , repulse , force back , push back , beat back , push , force