Pull

Meaning

Verb

●

To

a

to (an

) so that it

toward the person or

the

.

●

To

with the

, or by

toward

; to pluck.

●

To

or

; to

in.

●

In British English & Irish English:

To

(someone) to

with one: to be '

' -

a

ual partner.

●

To

(something), especially from public

or availability.

●

To

or

for use.

●

In Construction:

To

(a

) from a

authority.

●

To do or

, especially something seen as

by the speaker.

●

To

or

the

or

that is associated with the person or

mentioned.

●

To

a

with the

of

the

across the

of a field.

●

To row.

●

In Rowing:

To

by

on a

machine.

●

To

apart; to

; to rend.

●

To

(a

,

,

, etc.).

●

In Video games:

To

(a

non-player character

) into

, or toward or

from some

or target.

●

In British English:

To

a certain number of

in a sport.

●

To

, and so

from winning.

●

In Printing:

To take or make (a

or

); so called because

were

by

a lever.

●

In Cricket & Golf:

To

the

in a particular

. (See

sense.)

●

In British English:

To

from a

,

, or other source.

●

To take a

or

of drink.

●

In American English:

To

from a

or

; to leave.

●

In American English, Regional English & Scottish English:

To

or

(flowers,

etc.).

●

In Cooking:

To

in order to

the

texture.

●

In Computing:

To get the

of a project's

code

●

In Martial arts:

In

, to reduce the

of a

(etymology 3)

partner.

Intj

●

In Sports:

Command used by a

to

that the

be released/launched.

Noun

●

An

of

(applying

toward oneself).

●

An

which

towards the source.

●

An

over somebody; a means of influencing.

●

The power to influence someone

;

, clout.

●

Any

, as a

,

,

, or rope.

●

Something in

in a

or a contest.

●

Appeal or

(e.g. of a

star).

●

In Internet:

The

where a

a

for

from a

,

,

technology

●

A

made by rowing.

●

A

; a struggle.

●

An

from a

a

, etc.; a strain.

●

Loss or

suffered.

●

The

of

; a

or

of a drink.

●

In Cricket:

A type of

by which a

is sent to the

, or an off

to the

; a

shot.

●

In Golf:

A

which

in a

and (for a

)

of the

path.

●

In Printing:

A

from a handpress.

●

In Printing:

A

sheet.

Sourced from

Origin

pull

English

pullen

Middle English (1100-1500)

pullian

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

Synonyms

Get One'S Hands On

Lay One'S Hands On

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