1. pull - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): pulling
Hypernym(s): propulsion, actuation
2. pull - noun
· the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
Hypernym(s): force
3. pull - noun
· special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
Synonym(s): clout
Hypernym(s): advantage, vantage
4. pull - noun
· a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
Hypernym(s): device
5. pull - noun
· a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
Hypernym(s): injury, hurt, harm, trauma
6. pull - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing_in
7. pull - noun
· a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
Hypernym(s): effort, elbow_grease, exertion, travail, sweat
8. pull - verb
· cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
Synonym(s): draw
Antonym(s): push
9. pull - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): attract, pull_in, draw, draw_in
10. pull - verb
· move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
Hypernym(s): drive
11. pull - 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"
Hypernym(s): force
12. pull - verb
· perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
Synonym(s): perpetrate, commit
13. pull - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): draw, pull_out, get_out, take_out
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw
14. pull - verb
· steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
Hypernym(s): drive
15. pull - verb
· strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
Synonym(s): overstretch
16. pull - 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"
Synonym(s): draw
17. pull - verb
· operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
Hypernym(s): row
18. pull - verb
· rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
19. pull - verb
· tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
Hypernym(s): tear, rupture, snap, bust
20. pull - verb
· hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
Hypernym(s): hit
21. pull - verb
· strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
Synonym(s): pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
Hypernym(s): strip
22. pull - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): extract, pull_out, pull_up, take_out, draw_out, rip_out, tear_out
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw
23. pull - verb
· 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?"
Synonym(s): root_for
Hypernym(s): side
24. pull - verb
· take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw
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