VERB | contact | pull, draw | cause to move by pulling |
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contact | pull, attract, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | |
motion | pull | move into a certain direction | |
contact | pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion | |
social | pull, perpetrate, commit | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation | |
motion | pull, draw, pull out, get out, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | |
motion | pull | steer into a certain direction | |
body | pull, overstretch | strain / strain abnormally | |
motion | pull, draw | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense | |
motion | pull | operate when rowing a boat | |
motion | pull | rein in to keep from winning a race | |
contact | pull, rend, rip, rive | tear or be torn violently | |
contact | pull | hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing | |
contact | pull, pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume | strip of feathers | |
contact | pull, extract, pull out, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out | remove, usually with some force or effort | |
competition | pull, root for | take sides with | |
change | pull | take away | |
NOUN | act | pull, pulling | the act of pulling |
phenomenon | pull | the force used in pulling | |
attribute | pull, clout | special advantage or influence | |
artifact | pull | a device used for pulling something | |
state | pull, wrench, twist | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments | |
act | pull, puff, drag | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) | |
act | pull | a sustained effort |
Sounds | puh'l | |
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Rhymes | bagful ... wool: 12 rhymes with uhl... |
Meaning | The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you. | |
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Synonym | pulling | |
Narrower | draft, draught, drawing | The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
drag | The act of dragging (pulling with force) | |
draw, haul, haulage | The act of drawing or hauling / hauling something | |
extirpation, excision, deracination | The act of pulling ... / pulling up or out | |
pluck | The act of pulling and releasing a taut cord | |
traction | (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing | |
tug, jerk | A sudden abrupt pull | |
Broader | propulsion, actuation | The act of propelling |
Spanish | tracción | |
Catalan | estirada, tirada | |
Verbs | pull | cause to move by pulling |
pull | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | |
pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion |
Meaning | The force used in pulling. | |
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Broader | force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
Spanish | atracción | |
Catalan | atracció | |
Verbs | pull | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion |
Meaning | special advantage or influence. | |
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Example | "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" | |
Synonym | clout | |
Broader | advantage, vantage | The quality of having a superior or more favorable position |
Spanish | fuerza, preeminencia | |
Catalan | preeminència |
Meaning | A device used for pulling something. | |
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Example | "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer" | |
Narrower | bellpull | A handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc. |
pull chain | A chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) | |
Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
Verbs | pull | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
Meaning | A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments. | |
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Example | "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" | |
Synonyms | wrench, twist | |
Narrower | sprain | A painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments |
Broader | injury, hurt, harm, trauma | Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. |
Spanish | torcedura | |
Catalan | estrebada, torçada, torcement | |
Verbs | pull | strain / strain abnormally |
Meaning | A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke). | |
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Synonyms | puff, drag | |
Part of | smoke, smoking | The act of smoking tobacco or other substances |
Narrower | toke | A puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette |
Broader | inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in | The act of inhaling |
Spanish | arrastre, atracción, calada, chupada | |
Catalan | calada, pipada |
Meaning | A sustained effort. | |
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Example | "it was a long pull but we made it" | |
Broader | effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat | Use of physical or mental energy |
Spanish | faena | |
Verbs | pull | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
Meaning | Cause to move by pulling. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "pull a sled" | |
Synonym | draw | |
Narrower | abduct | Pull away from the body |
adduct | Draw a limb towards the body | |
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | |
drag | Pull, as against a resistance | |
haul, hale, cart, drag | Draw slowly or heavily | |
pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off | Pull or pull out sharply | |
pluck, plunk, pick | Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | |
pull back | Move to a rearward position | |
stretch | Pull in opposite directions | |
tug | Pull or strain hard at | |
twitch | Move or pull with a sudden motion | |
winch | Pull or lift up with or as if with a winch | |
yank, jerk | Pull, or move with a sudden movement | |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
See also | pull along | pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance |
pull back | move to a rearward position | |
pull down | tear down so as to make flat with the ground | |
pull in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | |
pull off | pull or pull out sharply | |
pull out, pull up | remove, usually with some force or effort | |
Opposite | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
Similar to | pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion |
pull, draw | Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense | |
Spanish | arrastrar, estirar, tirar | |
Catalan | arrossegar, estirar, tirar | |
Nouns | pull, pulling | the act of pulling |
puller | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something |
Meaning | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
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Synonyms | attract, pull in, draw, draw in | |
Narrower | bring | attract the attention of |
catch, arrest, get | attract and fix | |
draw in, retract | Pull inward or towards a center | |
tug | Pull hard | |
Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
Opposite | repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | Cause to move back / back by force or influence |
Similar to | curl up, curl, draw in | shape one's body into a curl |
draw in, retract | Pull inward or towards a center | |
Spanish | atraer | |
Catalan | atreure | |
Nouns | pull | the act of pulling |
pull | a device used for pulling something | |
pull | the force used in pulling |
Meaning | Move into a certain direction. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "the car pulls to the right" | |
Narrower | cut in | Drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably |
Broader | drive | Move by being propelled by a force |
Similar to | pull | Steer into a certain direction |
Meaning | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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Narrower | attract | Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away |
draw close | Pull towards oneself | |
gather | Draw and bring closer | |
hike up, hitch up | Pull up | |
pick at, pluck at, pull at | pluck or pull at with the fingers | |
retract, pull back, draw back | Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | |
wrench, twist | Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates | |
Broader | force | Do forcibly |
Similar to | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
Spanish | tirar | |
Catalan | tirar | |
Nouns | pull, pulling | the act of pulling |
pull | the force used in pulling | |
puller | someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself |
Meaning | Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "pull a bank robbery" | |
Synonyms | perpetrate, commit | |
Narrower | make | carry out or commit |
recommit | commit once again, as of a crime | |
Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
Spanish | cometer, perpetrar | |
Catalan | cometre, perpetrar | |
Nouns | pull | a sustained effort |
Meaning | Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
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Synonyms | draw, pull out, get out, take out | |
Narrower | unsheathe | Draw from a sheath or scabbard |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Similar to | draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well |
extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out | Remove, usually with some force or effort | |
pull | take away | |
Spanish | sacar | |
Catalan | treure |
Meaning | Steer into a certain direction. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
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Broader | drive | Cause someone or something to move by driving |
Similar to | pull | Move into a certain direction |
Spanish | empujar |
Meaning | strain / strain abnormally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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Synonym | overstretch | |
Broader | injure, wound | Cause injuries or bodily harm to |
Spanish | dar un tirón, forzar, tirar | |
Catalan | estirar | |
Nouns | pull | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments |
Meaning | Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" | |
Synonym | draw | |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Similar to | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
Spanish | confiar |
Meaning | operate when rowing a boat. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "pull the oars" | |
Broader | row | propel with oars |
Spanish | jalar, tirar de |
Meaning | rein in to keep from winning a race. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "pull a horse" | |
Broader | rein, rein in | stop / stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins |
Meaning | tear or be torn violently. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "pull the cooked chicken into strips" | |
Synonyms | rend, rip, rive | |
Broader | tear, rupture, snap, bust | separate or cause to separate abruptly |
Spanish | rajar, rasgar | |
Catalan | esberlar, esqueixar, fendre |
Meaning | hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing. | |
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Pattern | It is ----ing | |
Example | "pull the ball" | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
Meaning | Strip of feathers. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "pull a chicken" | |
Synonyms | pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume | |
Broader | strip | Remove the surface from |
Spanish | desplumar, pelar | |
Catalan | pelar, plomar |
Meaning | Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "pull weeds" | |
Synonyms | extract, pull out, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out | |
Narrower | demodulate | extract information from a modulated carrier wave |
thread | Remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string | |
wring out, squeeze out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Similar to | draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out | Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover |
Spanish | extraer, sacar | |
Catalan | extreure |
Meaning | Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "I'm pulling for the underdog" | |
Synonym | root for | |
Broader | side | Take sides for or against |
Spanish | decantarse |
Meaning | take away. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf" | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Similar to | draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out | Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover |
Spanish | quitar |
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