pull
/pʊl/ noun C2- An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself). · He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.· She took several pulls on her cigarette.
- 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
- An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing. · The hypnotist exerted a pull over his patients.
- The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout. · I don't have a lot of pull within the company.
- Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope. · a zipper pull
- A randomized selection from a given set. · card pull
- A high-quality or funny recommendation by the algorithm. · mythical FYP pull
- A player's use of a game's gacha mechanic to obtain a random reward.
Plural pulls
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- pull about To treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
- pull apart Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, ...
- pull aside to separate (someone) from a crowd for a private conversa...
- pull away To move ahead.
- pull back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, ...
- pull down To make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
- pull in To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop; to...
- pull into Synonym of pull in (To park frontways in a parking spot)
- pull off To remove by pulling.
- pull on To put on (clothes) by tugging.
- pull out Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, ...
- pull over To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the r...
From the library
Why should I pull her into it?
Though closer still the blinds we pull
Then, before he could pull it out again—or let go—the raft was swept away, and the poor Scarecrow was left clinging to the pole in the middle of the river.
I think I can swim to the shore and pull the raft after me, if you will only hold fast to the tip of my tail.”
Other matches
- pull To apply a force to A2
- pull about To treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
- pull apart Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- pull aside to separate
- pull away To move ahead.
- pull back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- pull down To make
- pull in To approach or drive up to a place and come to ...
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