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English

Etymology

pullian

Pronunciation


Verb

  1. To apply a force to (an object) such that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
  2. In the Context of To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
  3. : He's pulled that bird over there.
  4. to remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability
  5. : Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.
  6. In the Context of to do or perform
  7. : He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.
  8. To retrieve or generate for use.
  9. : I'll have to pull a part number for that.
  10. To apply a force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
  11. : You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle.
  12. In the Context of To succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex.


Synonyms


Antonyms

  • (apply force to (something) so it comes towards one): push, repel, shove


Derived terms

See also pulling

Translations

  • Esperanto: {{t-|eo|tiri|xs=Esperanto}}
  • Finnish:
  • French:
  • German:
  • Italian:
  • Spanish: ,
  • Swedish:

Noun

  1. An act of pulling (applying force).
  2. : He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.
  3. An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
  4. : The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.
  5. : iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet
  6. Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
  7. : a zipper pull
  8. influence, especially as a means of gaining advantage
  9. appeal|Appeal or attraction or (as of a movie star)


Synonyms


Antonyms


Derived terms

Translations

  • Czech: {{t-|cs|tah|m}}
  • Kurdish:

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Estonian

Noun

pull

  1. bull
  2. ox


Category:Estonian nouns Category:et:Cattle

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French

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at Fr-pull.ogg
  • IPA: /pyl/,


Etymology

pullover

Noun

  1. pullover
  2. : Il fait froid; je vais mettre mon pull — It's cold; I'm going to put on my pullover


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pull \Pull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pulling.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall,
piol, spiol.]
1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
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Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows. --Shak.
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He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.
--Gen. viii.
9.
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2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
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He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in
pieces; he hath made me desolate. --Lam. iii.
11.
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3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to
pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.
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4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one;
as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.
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5. (Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning;
as, the favorite was pulled.
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6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; --
hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.
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7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See
Pull, n., 8.
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Never pull a straight fast ball to leg. --R. H.
Lyttelton.
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To pull and haul, to draw hither and thither. " Both are
equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable
to do. " --South.

To pull down, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to
pull down a house. " In political affairs, as well as
mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up."
--Howell. " To raise the wretched, and pull down the
proud." --Roscommon.

To pull a finch. See under Finch.

To pull off, take or draw off.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pull \Pull\, v. i.
To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or
hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.
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To pull apart, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope
will pull apart.

To pull up, to draw the reins; to stop; to halt.

To pull through, to come successfully to the end of a
difficult undertaking, a dangerous sickness, or the like.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pull \Pull\, n.
1. The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to
move something by drawing toward one.
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I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which
was fastened at the top of my box. --Swift.
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2. A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull. --Carew.
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3. A pluck; loss or violence suffered. [Poetic]
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Two pulls at once;
His lady banished, and a limb lopped off. --Shak.
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4. A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is
pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
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5. The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river. [Colloq.]
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6. The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or
the mug. [Slang] --Dickens.
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7. Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an
advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the
favorite had the pull. [Slang]
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8. (Cricket) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to
the off side, or an off ball to the side.
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The pull is not a legitimate stroke, but bad
cricket. --R. A.
Proctor.
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WordNet pull
n 1: 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" [syn:
pulling]
2: the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull
of the current"
3: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a
lot of pull" [syn: clout]
4: a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull
and opened the drawer"
5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his
knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a
hamstring pull" [syn: wrench, twist]
6: 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" [syn: puff, drag]
7: a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
v 1: cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon";
"pull a sled" [syn: draw, force] [ant: push]
2: 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" [syn: attract, pull in, draw, {draw
in}] [ant: repel]
3: move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
4: 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 kneees towards your chin"
5: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
"perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: perpetrate,
commit]
6: 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" [syn: draw, pull out, {get
out}, take out]
7: steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a
stand"; "Pull the car over"
8: strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I
jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the
competition" [syn: overstretch]
9: 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"
10: operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
11: rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
12: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to
bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rend,
rip, rive]
13: hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying
through the swing; "pull the ball"
14: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]
15: draw or pull out, 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" [syn: extract, pull out, pull up, {take
out}, draw out]
16: 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?" [syn: side, root]
17: take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket
shelf"
Moby Dictionary
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 ,
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