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pull

noun
  1. the act of pulling
    pulling
  2. a sustained effort
    “it was a long pull but we made it”
  3. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
    puffdrag
  4. a device used for pulling something
    “I grabbed the pull and opened the drawer.”
  5. special advantage or influence
    “the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull”
    clout
  6. the force used in pulling
    “the pull of the moon”
  7. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    twistwrench
verb
  1. strain abnormally
    “I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up”
    overstretch
  2. take away
    “pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf”
    depriveimpoverish
  3. take sides with
    root for
  4. remove, usually with some force or effort
    extracttake outdraw outpull outpull up
  5. strip of feathers
    “pull a chicken”
    pluck
  6. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
    “pull the ball”
  7. cause to move by pulling
    drawforce
  8. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    pull in
  9. tear or be torn violently
    ripriverend
  10. apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
  11. rein in to keep from winning a race
    “pull a horse”
  12. operate when rowing a boat
    “pull the oars”
  13. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    drawtake outget outpull out
  14. steer into a certain direction
    “pull one's horse to a stand”
  15. move into a certain direction
    “the car pulls to the right”
  16. 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
  17. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
    commitperpetrate