Pull - English meaning
Pull – definitions in English dictionary
verbExert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself.
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He pulled them down on to the couchverbMove steadily in a specified direction or manner.
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The bus was about to pull awayverbAttract (someone) as a customer; cause to show interest in something.
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Anyone can enter the show if they have a good act and the ability to pull a crowdverbCancel or withdraw (an entertainment or advertisement).
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The gig was pulled at the first sign of difficultyverbPlay (the ball) round to the leg side from the off.
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After pulling the ball over midwicket, cairns showed he was no one-trick pony.verb(of a lineman) withdraw from and cross behind the line of scrimmage to block opposing players and clear the way for a runner.
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He may be their best ever lineman—he can run and pull with the bestverbPrint (a proof).
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A proof sheet would be pulled, and read against the manuscript.verbBring out (a weapon) for use against someone.
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It's not every day a young woman pulls a gun on a burglarverbDamage (a muscle, ligament, etc.) by abnormal strain.
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He pulled a calf muscle in the first half of the game and had to be replaced
nounAn act of pulling something.
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Give the hair a quick pull and it comes out by the rootsnounA force drawing someone or something in a particular direction.
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The pull of the water tore her awaynoun(in sport) a pulling stroke.
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Proficient with all strokes, his best scoring stroke was the pull, played all along the ground betw…nounA printer's proof.
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Proof ‘pulls’ of world war propaganda posters are quite rare.
verbApply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
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Word origin
Old English pullian ‘pluck, snatch’; origin uncertain; the sense has developed from expressing a short sharp action to one of sustained force.
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