wikipedia|dab=pull
English

Etymology
OE. pullian

Pronunciation
AHD|po�ol, IPA|/p�l/, SAMPA|/pUl/
audio|en-us-pull.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l|-�l

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb

1. To apply a force to (an object) such that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
2. context|slang To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.

#:He's pulled that bird over there.

1. to remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability

#:Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.

1. context|informal to do or perform

#:He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.

1. To retrieve or generate for use.

#:I'll have to pull a part number for that.

Synonyms
(apply force to (something) so it comes toward): drag, tow, tug, yank
i-c|slang: persuade to have sex with one
i-c|remove from circulation recall, withdraw, yank
i-c|to do|to perform carry out, complete, do, execute, perform
i-c|retrieve or generate for use generate, get, get hold of, get one's hands on, lay one's hands on, obtain, retrieve

Antonyms
(apply force to (something) so it comes towards one): push, repel, shove

Derived terms
See also pulling<!--as "pulling power"-->
rel-top|Terms derived from the verb to pull
pull a|pull a...
pull a face
pull a fast one
pull away
pull back
pull down
<!--"pulley" is not derived from "pull"-->
pull in
pulling
pull off
pull oneself together
pull out
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pull over
<!--"pullover" is derived from "pull over"-->
pull-quote
pull rank
pull round
pull somebody's leg
pull the other one, pull the other one, it's got bells on
pull the wool over someone's eyes
pull through
pull together
pull up
<!--"pull-up" is derived from "pull up"-->
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Translations
trans-top|apply force to (something) so it comes towards one
Arabic: Arab|جر IPAchar|(járra)
Chinese: �� (tu�l�)
Czech: t-|cs|táhnout
Dutch: t+|nl|trekken
Esperanto: t-|eo|tiri|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|vetää
French: t+|fr|tirer
German: t+|de|ziehen
Hungarian: húzni, meghúzni
Italian: tirare :it:tirare|(it)
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Japanese: �� (��, hiku)
Korean: �� (kkeulda)
Kurdish: KUchar|�اک�ش��
Polish: ci�gn��, poci�gn��
Portuguese: puxar
Russian: ��н��� (tjanút�)
Spanish: t+|es|tirar
Swahili: kuvuta
Swedish: t+|sv|dra, t+|sv|draga
Telugu: లా�� (laagu)
Turkish: çekmek
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trans-top|slang: persuade (a person) to have sex with one
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trans-top|remove (something) from circulation
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trans-top|do, perform
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trans-top|retrieve or generate for use
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Intransitive verb
en-verb

1. To apply a force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

#:You're going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle.

1. context|slang To succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex.

Synonyms
i-c|slang: succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex score

Translations
trans-top|apply force such that an object comes toward the person or thing applying the force
Esperanto: t-|eo|tiri|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|vetää
French: t+|fr|tirer
German: t+|de|ziehen
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Italian: t+|it|tirare
Spanish: halar, jalar
Swedish: t+|sv|dra
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trans-top|succeed in finding a person with whom to have sex
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Noun
en-noun

1. An act of pulling (applying force).

#:He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.

1. An attractive force which causes motion towards the source

#:The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.
#:iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet

1. Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.

#:a zipper pull

1. slang influence, especially as a means of gaining advantage
2. appeal|Appeal or attraction or (as of a movie star)

Synonyms
i-c|act of pulling tug, yank
i-c|attractive force attraction
i-c|device meant to be pulled handle, knob, lever, rope
i-c|influence influence, sway

Antonyms
i-c|act of pulling push, shove
i-c|attractive force repulsion
i-c|device meant to be pulled button, push, push button
i-c|influence

Derived terms
rel-top|Terms derived from the noun pull
on the pull
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ring-pull
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Translations
trans-top|act of pulling
Czech: t-|cs|tah|m
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Kurdish: KUchar|�اک�شا�
Swedish: ryck n
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trans-top|attractive force
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Swedish: attraktion c, dragkraft c
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trans-top|device meant to be pulled
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trans-top|influence
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trans-top|appeal
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Swedish: dragkraft c
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Category:1000 English basic words

Estonian

Noun
pull

1. bull
2. ox

Category:Estonian nouns
Category:et:Cattle

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/pyl/, SAMPA|/pyl/

Etymology
E. pullover

Noun
en-noun|m

1. pullover<!--"sweatshirt" is not the same garment-->

#: Il fait froid; je vais mettre mon pull &mdash; It's cold; I'm going to put on my pullover

Category:fr:Clothing

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