Pull

v. t.

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

[imp. & p. p. Pulled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulling.]

Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows.

- Shak.

He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.

- Gen. viii. 9.

To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.

- Lam. iii. 11.

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.

To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.

(Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled.

(Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; - hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.

(Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8.

Never pull a straight fast ball to leg.

- R. H. Lyttelton.

To pull and haul
to draw hither and thither.

To pull down
to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to pull down a house. - South.

To pull a finch
See under Finch. - Howell.

To pull off
take or draw off.

v. i.

To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.

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.

The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one.

I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which was fastened at the top of my box.

- Swift.

A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull.

A pluck; loss or violence suffered.

Two pulls at once;
His lady banished, and a limb lopped off.

- Shak.

A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.

The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river.

The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug.

Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull.

(Cricket) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.

The pull is not a legitimate stroke, but bad cricket.

- R. A. Proctor.

Noun	1.	pull - 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" Synonyms: pulling
	2.	pull - the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
	3.	pull - special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" Synonyms: clout
	4.	pull - a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
	5.	pull - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" Synonyms: wrench, twist
	6.	pull - 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" Synonyms: drag, puff
	7.	pull - a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
Verb	1.	pull - cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" Synonyms: draw, force Antonyms: push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
	2.	pull - 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" Synonyms: attract, pull in, draw in, draw
	3.	pull - move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
	4.	pull - 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.	pull - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" Synonyms: commit, perpetrate
	6.	pull - 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" Synonyms: pull out, draw, get out, take out
	7.	pull - steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
	8.	pull - strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" Synonyms: overstretch
	9.	pull - 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.	pull - operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
	11.	pull - rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
	12.	pull - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" Synonyms: rend, rip, rive
	13.	pull - hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
	14.	pull - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" Synonyms: deplumate, deplume, displume, tear, pluck
	15.	pull - 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" Synonyms: extract, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out
	16.	pull - 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?" Synonyms: side, root
	17.	pull - take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"

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