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- n 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 - n the force used in pulling
the pull of the moon
the pull of the current - n special advantage or influence
the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull - n a device used for pulling something
he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer - n a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
he was sidelined with a hamstring pull - n a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- n a sustained effort
it was a long pull but we made it - v cause to move by pulling
pull a sled - v direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
The ad pulled in many potential customers
This pianist pulls huge crowds - v move into a certain direction
the car pulls to the right - v apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
pull the string gently
pull the trigger of the gun
pull your knees towards your chin - v perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
pull a bank robbery - v bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
pull out a gun
The mugger pulled a knife on his victim - v steer into a certain direction
pull one's horse to a stand - v strain abnormally
I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition - v 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 - v operate when rowing a boat
pull the oars - v rein in to keep from winning a race
pull a horse - v tear or be torn violently
pull the cooked chicken into strips - v hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
pull the ball - v strip of feathers
pull a chicken - v remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
pull weeds - v take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
I'm pulling for the underdog - v take away
pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf
- Some of these stretching moves can be done alone and others with a partner whom you'd enlist to, say, pull your fist away from you as you work to pull it in during a bicep curl.
- While one side struggles to pull kids off the couch, the other holds them fast.
- After a suicide attack in Kabul leaves six Italian paratroopers dead, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hints at a pullout in the near future while some of his allies demand .