| NOUN | act | pulling, pull | the act of pulling |
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| Sounds | puh'lihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you. | |
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| Example | "his strenuous pulling strained his back" | |
| Synonym | pull | |
| 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 | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion | |
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