pull
pull
pƊl
pool
/pƊl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "pull"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇ āφāύāĻž

to use your hands to move something or someone toward yourself or in the direction that your hands are moving
Transitive: to pull sth
to pull definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She pulled the door handle to open the entrance.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϖ⧁āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϰ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϞ āϟāĻžāύāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to attract interest or gain favor
Transitive: to pull interest or favor
to pull definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The talented young artist managed to pull the interest of art critics and collectors.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ āϤāϰ⧁āĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āϏāϰāĻžāύ

to remove something from the surface of the skin, such as hair, feathers, or splinters
Transitive: to pull sth | to pull sth from the skin
to pull definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The esthetician skillfully pulled unwanted hair during the waxing session
āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻŽā§‹āĻŽ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻžā§āĻ›āĻŋāϤ āϚ⧁āϞ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āϟāĻžāύāĻžāϟāĻžāύāĻŋ

to be drawn or moved by the application of force, especially through mechanical energy
Intransitive: to pull to a direction | to pull
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete 's powerful kick caused the ball to pull towards the goalpost.
āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻĒā§‹āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϟāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āĻ–āĻžāĻĒ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to draw or reveal a weapon
Transitive: to pull a weapon
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The police officer warned the suspect to comply, or he would be forced to pull his service weapon.
āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšāĻ­āĻžāϜāύāϕ⧇ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇, āύāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώ⧇āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āϟāĻžāύāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž

to successfully execute a plan or scheme, especially when it involves cunning or manipulation
Transitive: to pull a plan or scheme
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
John managed to pull a convincing impersonation and gained access to the restricted area.
āϜāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to remove something from circulation or public access
Transitive: to pull sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The software company had to pull the faulty update.
āϏāĻĢāϟāĻ“āϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āφāĻĒāĻĄā§‡āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āϟāĻžāύāĻžāϟāĻžāύāĻŋ, āĻ›āĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to tear or separate objects or materials forcefully
Transitive: to pull a fabric or material
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fabric was delicate, and any attempt to pull it resulted in small tears along the seams.
āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āύāĻžāϜ⧁āĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϟāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻ“ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āωāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to draw or tug something in order to detach or remove
Transitive: to pull sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the fisherman reeled in his line, he hoped to pull a big catch from the water.
āĻœā§‡āϞ⧇āϰāĻž āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāχāύ āϰāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϏ⧇ āϜāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϧāϰāĻž āϟāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to deliberately slow down or restraining a horse to make it lose a race
Transitive: to pull a horse
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The trainer instructed the jockey to subtly pull the horse to avoid winning the preliminary race.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āϜāĻ•āĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϰ⧇āϏ āĻœā§‡āϤāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏ⧂āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϟāĻžāύāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āĻŽā§‹āϚ

to damage a muscle or its attaching tendons, particularly during a workout session or any vigorous activity
Transitive: to pull a muscle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Attempting to lift too much weight, the weightlifter ended up pulling his lower back muscles.
āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ“āϜāύ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϟāϞāĻŋāĻĢā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāϠ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to successfully attract, flirt with, or hook up with someone
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She pulled last night and has n't stopped smiling since.
āϏ⧇ āĻ—āϤ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻ–āύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇āχ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤
01

āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
02

āϟāĻžāύ, āϟāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

the force used in pulling
03

āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϞ, āϟāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ

a device used for pulling something
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āĻĒ⧁āϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ

influence or advantage gained through personal connections or status
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used his pull to get us into the club early.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϟāĻžāύ, āϧ⧋āρāϝāĻŧāĻž āϟāĻžāύāĻž

a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
06

āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž, āϟāĻžāύ

a sustained effort
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āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟāĻžāύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻ›āĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇

a strain or tear in a muscle due to excessive force, resulting in pain and limited movement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She experienced a muscle pull while stretching before the workout.
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āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āϟāĻžāύāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ

the phase in weightlifting where the lifter lifts the barbell off the ground, typically transitioning into a higher position such as the clean or snatch
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She struggled with the initial pull but managed to complete the lift successfully.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϟāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϞāĻŋāĻĢā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
09

āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āĻĒ⧁āϞ

the initial throw to start a game or point in ultimate frisbee
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They practiced their pulls for hours to perfect their technique.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĨā§āϰ⧋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

pulling
pull
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