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Dictionary Results for pull: |
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
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:
pull, 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: pull, 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, pull]
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, pull]
7: a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
v 1: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
[syn: pull, draw, force] [ant: force, 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, pull in, draw, draw in] [ant:
beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel,
repulse]
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
knees towards your chin"
5: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
"perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn:
perpetrate, commit, pull]
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, 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:
pull, 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"
[syn: pull, draw]
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, pull]
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, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]
15: 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"
[syn: extract, pull out, pull, 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: pull, root for]
17: take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket
shelf"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
[1913 Webster]
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5. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) |
pull media
pull
A model of media distribution were the bits of
content have to be requested by the user, e.g. normal use of
HTTP on the web.
Opposite: "push media".
(1997-04-10)
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