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pull
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- pronunciation:
- pUl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- pull back, pull off, pull oneself together, pull out, pull over, pull through, pull up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pulls, pulling, pulled |
| definition 1: |
to bring or try to bring closer by taking hold of and exerting force.
She pulled the swimmer to shore.
- synonyms:
- drag, draw, haul, tug
- antonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- hoist, lug, strain
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| definition 2: |
to draw after oneself or itself by attaching and moving forward.
The truck pulled the car to the station.
- synonyms:
- draw, snake, tow
- antonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- bear, carry, transport
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| definition 3: |
to extract from a fixed position.
She pulled the nail from the board.- synonyms:
- extract, pick, pluck, yank
- similar words:
- tear, wrench, wrest
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| definition 4: |
to tear in a specified way.
She pulled the book apart.- synonyms:
- rend, rip, tear, yank
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| definition 5: |
to take out (a weapon), as to use it.
- synonyms:
- draw, whip out
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| definition 6: |
to attract.
His performance will pull a large crowd.- synonyms:
- attract, draw, elicit
- antonyms:
- repel
- similar words:
- beckon, entice, gain, get, lure, tempt
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| definition 7: |
to injure (a muscle) by stretching.
- similar words:
- sprain, strain, twist, wrench
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| related words: |
drag, draw, extract, gather, grapple, hale, heave, jerk, pick, pluck, row, stretch, tow, trail, trip, tug, twitch, whip, yank |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to move or try to bring something closer by exerting force or grasping (often fol. by "at").
Don't pull at the dog. He won't come with you unless he wants to.The men pulled at the rope and brought the boat onto shore.- synonyms:
- haul, tug
- antonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- draw, pluck, wrench
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| definition 2: |
to move.
The car pulled into the driveway.- synonyms:
- draw, move
- similar words:
- advance, drive, proceed, progress
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| definition 3: |
to inhale deeply, as through a pipe or cigarette (usu. fol. by "on").
He pulled on his cigarette once more before putting it out.- synonyms:
- inhale
- similar words:
- breathe, draw, puff
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| related words: |
chafe, grapple, haul, row, strain, tug, twitch |
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| phrase: |
pull back, pull off, pull oneself together, pull out, pull over, pull through, pull up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process, or an instance, of pulling.
The dog barked when the baby gave a pull on its ear.- synonyms:
- draw, haul, tug
- antonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- hoist, jerk, pluck, rip, tear, tow, yank
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| definition 2: |
the force used in pulling or resisting acts of pulling.
She couldn't fight the pull of the waves.- synonyms:
- influence, pressure, stress
- similar words:
- force, gravity, intensity, might, power, strength, tow
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| definition 3: |
a prolonged exertion.
It was a long pull, but we succeeded in the end.- synonyms:
- push
- similar words:
- effort, exertion, go, try
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| definition 4: |
influence.
We heard they hired him because he's got pull in Washington.- synonyms:
- clout, leverage
- similar words:
- control, influence, magnetism, power, sway, weight
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| definition 5: |
a thing used for pulling, as a handle or knob.
The antique dresser was missing some of its drawer pulls.- synonyms:
- grip, handle, knob
- similar words:
- hold, lever, shaft, shank
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| definition 6: |
an act of inhalation, as of smoke.
He took a pull on his cigar.- synonyms:
- draft, drag, inhalation, puff
- similar words:
- draw
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| related words: |
drag, handle, hitch, magnetism, nibble, tension, twitch, wrench |
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