What is the meaning of pull?

noun

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

verb

• Cause to move by pulling.
  • usage: "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
  • synonyms: draw, force
• Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.
  • usage: "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
  • synonyms: attract, pull in, draw, draw in
• Move into a certain direction.
  • usage: "the car pulls to the right"
• Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.
  • usage: "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.
  • usage: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
  • synonyms: perpetrate, commit
• Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
  • usage: "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
  • synonyms: draw, pull out, get out, take out
• Steer into a certain direction.
  • usage: "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
• Strain abnormally.
  • usage: "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
  • synonyms: overstretch
• Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.
  • usage: "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
  • synonyms: draw
• Operate when rowing a boat.
  • usage: "pull the oars"
• Rein in to keep from winning a race.
  • usage: "pull a horse"
• Tear or be torn violently.
  • usage: "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
  • synonyms: rend, rip, rive
• Hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing.
  • usage: "pull the ball"
• Strip of feathers.
  • usage: "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
  • synonyms: pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume
• Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.
  • usage: "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
  • synonyms: extract, pull out, pull up, take out, draw out
• Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
  • usage: "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title"
  • synonyms: root for
• Take away.
  • usage: "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"