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P0653200 (po͝ol)v. pulled, pull·ing, pulls v.tr.1. To apply force to (something) so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force: pulled her chair up to the table; pulled the wagon down the street.2. To remove from a fixed position; extract: The dentist pulled the tooth.3. To tug at; jerk or tweak: I pulled the lever until it broke.4. To rip or tear; rend: The dog pulled the toy to pieces.5. To stretch (taffy, for example) repeatedly.6. To strain (a muscle, for example) injuriously.7. Informal To attract; draw: a performer who pulls large crowds.8. Slang To draw out (a weapon) in readiness for use: pull a gun; pulled a knife on me.9. Informal To remove: pulled the car's engine; pulled the tainted meat product from the stores.10. Sports To hit (a ball) so that it moves in the direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.11. Nautical a. To operate (an oar) in rowing.b. To transport or propel by rowing.c. To be rowed by: That boat pulls six oars.12. To rein in (a horse) to keep it from winning a race.13. Printing To produce (a print or an impression) from type.v.intr.1. To exert force in moving something toward the source of the force: Pull harder and the window will open.2. a. To move in a certain direction or toward a certain goal: pulled into the driveway; pulled even with the race leader.b. To gain a position closer to an objective: Our team has pulled within three points of the league leader.3. To drink or inhale deeply: pulled on the cold beer with gusto; pull on a cigarette.4. Nautical To row a boat.5. Informal To express or feel great sympathy or empathy: We're pulling for our new president.n.1. The act or process of pulling: gave the drawer a pull.2. Force exerted in pulling or required to overcome resistance in pulling: How much pull does this tugboat have?3. A sustained effort: a long pull across the mountains.4. Something, such as a knob on a drawer, that is used for pulling.5. A deep inhalation or draft, as on a cigarette or of a beverage.6. Slang A means of gaining special advantage; influence: The lobbyist has pull with the senator.7. Informal The ability to draw or attract; appeal: a star with pull at the box office.Phrasal Verbs: pull ahead To move ahead, as in a race. pull away1. To move away or backward; withdraw: The limousine pulled away from the curb.2. To move ahead of another or others: The horse pulled away and took the lead in the race. pull back1. To withdraw or retreat.2. To reduce one's involvement in a given enterprise. pull down1. To demolish; destroy: pull down an old office building.2. To reduce to a lower level: The bad news pulled down stock prices.3. To depress, as in spirits or health.4. Informal To draw (money) as wages: pulls down a hefty salary. pull in1. To arrive at a destination: We pulled in at midnight.2. To obtain, earn, or secure: How much money does he pull in? She pulled in half of the opponent's supporters.3. To rein in; restrain: pulled in the investigators.4. To arrest (a criminal suspect, for example). pull off Informal To accomplish in spite of difficulties or obstacles; bring off: pulled off a last-minute victory. pull out1. To leave or depart: The train pulls out at noon.2. To withdraw, as from a situation or commitment: After the crash, many Wall Street investors pulled out. pull over1. To bring a vehicle to a stop at a curb or at the side of a road: We pulled over to watch the sunset.2. To force (a motorist or a vehicle) to stop at a curb or at the side of a road: The state trooper pulled the speeding motorist over. pull round To restore or be restored to sound health. pull through To come or bring successfully through trouble or illness. pull up1. To bring or come to a halt: The driver pulled the car up at the curb. The car pulled up in front of the hotel.2. To approach and arrive at a destination: We watched the plane pull up to the gate.3. To increase or cause to increase in altitude: The plane pulled up just enough to miss the tower.4. To advance or regain position, as in a race.5. To check the action of: The remark pulled him up short.6. To reprove or rebuke: They were pulled up for wasting money.7. Basketball To stop one's progress and bring the ball up above one's head in order to take a jump shot.Idioms: pull a fast one Informal To play a trick or perpetrate a fraud. pull (oneself) together To regain one's composure. pull (one's) punches To refrain from deploying all the resources or force at one's disposal: didn't pull any punches during the negotiations. pull (one's) weight To do one's own share, as of work. pull out all the stops Informal To deploy all the resources or force at one's disposal: The Inaugural Committee pulled out all the stops when arranging the ceremonies. pull (someone's) leg To play a joke on; tease or deceive. pull something To carry out a deception or swindle: worried that his partners might be trying to pull something behind his back.pull strings/wires Informal To exert secret control or influence in order to gain an end. pull the plug on Slang To stop supporting or bring to an end: pulled the plug on the new art courses. pull the rug (out) from under Informal To remove all support and assistance from, usually suddenly. pull the string Baseball To throw an off-speed pitch. pull the wool over (someone's) eyes To deceive; hoodwink. pull together To make a joint effort. pull up stakes To clear out; leave: She pulled up stakes in New England and moved to the desert.

[Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian.]

pull′er n.Synonyms: pull, drag, draw, haul, tow¹, tug
These verbs mean to cause something to move toward the source of an applied force. Pull is the most general: They pulled the sleds up a hill.
Drag stresses the effort involved in pulling, and also often that the object being moved is trailing along a surface: "His hands were dirty too, and they streaked his face as he dragged his fingers against his cheeks" (Paul Theroux).
Draw can be used to imply movement in a given direction: The teacher drew the children into the room to see the decorations.
Draw can also be used to indicate pulling so as to cover or uncover another object: She draws the curtains so we can see the sunlight.
To haul is to pull an object that is heavy, cumbersome, or otherwise difficult to move: "All three of us roll the drum to the driveway, flattening a strip of knee-high grass, acting like we haul mystery drums every day" (Mark Wisniewski).
Tow means to pull by means of a chain or line: Some cars can tow trailers.
Tug emphasizes repeated and sometimes vigorous pulling: "A strong-willed baby, wide awake and not to be ignored, already reaching out filament fingers to tug at her" (Tana French).Antonym: push

pull back

vb (adverb) to return or be returned to a rearward position by pulling: the army pulled back. n 1. Also: pull-back the act of pulling back; a withdrawal 2. (Tools) a device for restraining the motion of a mechanism, etc, or for returning it to its original position

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Verb	1.	pull back - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"draw back, move back, pull away, recede, retreat, withdraw, retireback away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back out, retreat, pull back, withdraw - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"fall back - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"retreat, retrograde - move back; "The glacier retrogrades"back down, back off, back up - move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"
	2.	pull back - use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)draw back, retractpull - 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"
	3.	pull back - move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"pull back, draw - stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
	4.	pull back - stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"drawpull back - move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!"stretch - pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
	5.	pull back - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back away, back out, retreat, withdrawdraw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw, retire - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

pull

verb1. To exert force so as to move (something) toward the source of the force:drag, draw, haul, tow, tug.2. To remove from a fixed position:extract, pluck, tear.3. Informal. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action:allure, appeal, attract, draw, entice, lure, magnetize, take.phrasal verb
pull backTo move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat:draw back, fall back, pull out, retire, retreat, withdraw.Idioms: beat a retreat, give ground.phrasal verb
pull down1. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck.Aerospace: destruct.2. Informal. To receive, as wages, for one's labor:earn, gain, get, make, win.Idioms: earn a living, earn one's keep.phrasal verb
pull in1. To come to a particular place:arrive, check in, get in, reach, show up, turn up.Slang: blow in.Idiom: make an appearance.2. To control, restrict, or arrest:bit, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, keep back, rein (back, in, or up), restrain.phrasal verb
pull off1. Informal. To begin and carry through to completion:do, execute, perform, prosecute.2. Informal. To be responsible for or guilty of (an error or crime):commit, perpetrate.phrasal verb
pull on1. To put (an article of clothing) on one's person:assume, don, get on, put on, slip into, slip on.2. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid):drink, imbibe, quaff, sip, sup.Informal: swig, toss down (or off).Slang: belt.Idiom: wet one's whistle.phrasal verb
pull out1. To move or proceed away from a place:depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw.Informal: cut out, push off, shove off.Slang: blow, split, take off.Idioms: hit the road, take leave.2. To move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat:draw back, fall back, pull back, retire, retreat, withdraw.Idioms: beat a retreat, give ground.phrasal verb
pull throughTo exist in spite of adversity:come through, last, persist, ride out, survive, weather.noun1. The act of drawing or pulling a load:draft, drag, draw, haul, traction.2. An inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette:drag, draw, puff.Slang: hit.3. An act of drinking or the amount swallowed:draft, drink, potation, quaff, sip, sup, swill.Informal: swig.Slang: belt.4. Slang. The power to produce an effect by indirect means:influence, leverage, sway, weight.Informal: clout.5. Informal. The power or quality of attracting:allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery.

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verb pull back or move away or backward

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verb use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

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verb move to a rearward position

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verb stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

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verb make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

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