Definition of Pull

Verb: pull pÃ»l

Cause to move by pulling
"pull a sled";
- draw, force
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
"The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds";
- attract, pull in, draw, draw in
Move into a certain direction
"the car pulls to the right"
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"
Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
"pull a bank robbery";
- perpetrate, commit
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
"pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim";
- draw, pull out, get out, take out
Steer into a certain direction
"pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
Strain abnormally
"The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up";
- overstretch
Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
"A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter";
- draw
Operate when rowing a boat
"pull the oars"
Rein in to keep from winning a race
"pull a horse"
Tear or be torn violently
"pull the cooked chicken into strips";
- rend, rip, rive [archaic]
(baseball) hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
"pull the ball"
Strip of feathers
"pull a chicken";
- pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
"pull weeds"; "pull out a bad tooth";
- extract, pull out, pull up, take out, draw out
Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
"I'm pulling for the underdog";
- root for
Take away
"pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
[Brit] (informal) successfully get someone to be one's date or sex partner
"he pulled last night";
- score

Noun: pull pÃ»l

The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
"the pull up the hill had him breathing harder";
- pulling
The force used in pulling
"the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
Special advantage or influence
"the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull";
- clout
A device used for pulling something
"he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
"he was sidelined with a hamstring pull";
- wrench, twist
A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
"he took a pull on his pipe";
- puff, drag
A sustained effort
"it was a long pull but we made it"