English Explanatory Dictionary

pull

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
  2. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck or pick (flowers, fruit, etc.).
  3. To attract or net; to pull in.
  4. To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
  5. To interest (someone) in dating or pursuing one (whether or not this has led to sex).
  6. To remove or withdraw (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
  7. To retrieve or look up for use.
  8. To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.
  9. To do or perform, especially something seen as negative by the speaker.
  10. To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour associated with the person or thing mentioned (with a and the name of a person, place, event, etc.).
  11. To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
  12. To row.
intj
  1. Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.
noun
  1. An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
  2. An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
  3. An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
  4. The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
  5. Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
  6. A randomized selection from a given set.
  7. A high-quality or funny recommendation by the algorithm.
  8. A player's use of a game's gacha mechanic to obtain a random reward.
  9. Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; advantage.
  10. Appeal or attraction.
  11. The act or process of sending out a request for data from a server by a client.
  12. A journey made by rowing.

Pronunciation

po͝ol /pʊl/ En-us-pull.ogg /pəl/ /pʉl/ /puːl/ En-au-pull.ogg

Word forms

pull pulls pulling pulled no-table-tags glossary pullest pulledst pulleth

Etymology

Verb from Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian (“to pull, draw, tug, pluck off”), of uncertain ultimate origin. Related to West Frisian pûlje (“to shell, husk”), Middle Dutch pullen (“to drink”), Middle Dutch polen (“to peel, strip”), Low German pulen (“to pick, pluck, pull, tear, strip off husks”), Icelandic púla (“to work hard, beat”). Noun from Middle English pul, pull, pulle, from the verb pullen (“to pull”).

Synonyms

attract draw hale heave lug pull schlep drag tow tug yank score recall withdraw generate get get hold of get one's hands on lay one's hands on obtain retrieve carry out complete do execute perform attraction influence sway handle knob lever rope toke

Antonyms

push repel shove eject leave rest throw repulsion button push-button

Related words

carry extract lift lurch

Derived words

have a crow to pull it's not the whistle that pulls the train oil pulling outpull overpull pullability pullable pull about pull a few strings pull a Homer pull a lever pull an all-nighter pull an oar pull apart pull a permit pull a rabbit from a hat pull a rabbit out of a hat pull a sickie pull aside pull a train pull at someone's heartstrings pull away the shoulder pullcord pull down a notch pull down the curtain puller pull faces pull from the fire pull Gs pull hitter pullikins pull-in pulling pulling power pulling the plug pull in one's horns pull into pull my finger pull-off pull-off cap pull on pull-on pull one over pull oneself pull oneself together pull oneself up by one's bootstraps pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps pull one's finger out pull one's forelock pull one's hair out pull one's head in pull one's horns in pull one's own weight pull one's pud pull one's punches pull one's socks up pull one's weight pull out all stops pull out all the stops pull out of a hat

Translations

Bulgarian: преимущество Finnish: vaikutusvalta French: influence Russian: козыри
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