Word Finder - pull

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An act of pulling (applying force)

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

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An attractive force which causes motion towards the source

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She took a pull on her cigarette.

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

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a zipper pull

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Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.

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In weights the favourite had the pull.

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Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star)

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The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology

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A journey made by rowing

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A contest; a struggle.

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Loss or violence suffered.

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The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.

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to take a pull at a mug of beer

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A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.

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A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.

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A single impression from a handpress.

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To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

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When I give the signal, pull the rope.

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To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.

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pull a finch

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To attract or net; to pull in.

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To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.

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He's pulled that bird over there.

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

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

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To retrieve or generate for use.

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

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To do or perform.

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He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.

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(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.

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He pulled an Elvis and got really fat.

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To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

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To row.

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To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.

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I pulled a personal best on the erg yesterday.

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To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

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To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).

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To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.

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To score a certain number of points in a sport.

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How many points did you pull today, Albert?

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To hold back, and so prevent from winning.

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The favourite was pulled.

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To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.

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To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)

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To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.

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Let's stop at Finnigan's. The barman pulls a good pint.

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(rail transportation, of a railroad car) To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.

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To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).

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Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.

Here, let me pull out the stove.

He paused to pull up photographs on the screen.

Dusty rose to pull on his gym clothes.

We can pull in a Natural from Latin America.

Quinn, who'd been silent during our exchange, spoke up, "Maybe Daniel Brennan can pull in some favors."

The van was in a road side pull off.

Quick Zeb, help me pull off these wooden wings!

Good. Pull the magic into you.

You think he'll pull it off?

Yully faced him, unable to pull his power without touching him or reverse the drain he had on her.

Our goals are to push forward, not pull back.

Well, try to pull yourself together.

He touched her arm to pull her free, and she jerked as dark visions crossed her thoughts.

So far, deer and rabbits are easier for a few wolves to pull down than a healthy cow, but if the pack gets too big they may go after cattle.

A joy to pull the curtains in the morning!

It was the longest second of her life, until she realized he wasn't going to pull the trigger.

Dusty, just send in a team to pull her out.

She turned to see him pull a knife from under his pillow.

Adrienne tried to pull away from Brandon, but he hung on to her defiantly.

He will pull the largest roses, and chase the gayest butterflies.

They are easy for a child to pull up and down.

Nudge him with your heals to get him started and pull gently on the reins when you want him to stop.

It's not easy information to pull up but I have a friend.

Just as I was reaching for Howie's suit, I saw a car pull into the driveway, without headlights.

When the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, it's time to pull those summer sun dresses for little girls out of the closets and see which ones will fit this year and which ones are still too big or are now too small.

He didn't like that she was able to pull those memories free of the prison he'd sent them to.

Deidre managed to pull them on and then went back to the wardrobe, selecting the softest sweater and a pair of jeans.

Deidre tried to pull away but was unable to move.

One of the girls grabbed her hand to pull her to the blankets where they'd been sitting while another one tugged at a loose lock of her hair.

The pull of the load is transmitted to a hook which hangs freely from the middle of a horizontal bar below the drum casing.

The horizontal bar which receives the pull of the load is connected at its ends with the two spiral springs and pulls verti - cally upon them.

When the load comes upon the platform the pull of the vertical rod is transmitted by the nickel bands to the cylinders around which they are wrapped, and causes them to revolve.

With these expressions we express their mutual action, or their pull upon each other at any and every moment.

This pull determines the variations of the ideal elements.

But the variations thus determined will not be rigorously exact, because the pull from which they arise has been determined on the supposition that the planets are moving in unvarying orbits, whereas the actual pull depends on the actual position of the planets.

Another approximation is, therefore, to be made, when necessary, by correcting the expression of the pull through taking account of the variations of the elements already determined, which will give a yet nearer approximation to the truth.

It should be well but not overfed, and while young not overworked, as an overtired animal is liable to refuse to pull, and thus contract a bad habit.

So they built Hubble in a way that allowed astronauts to go there and pull out old stuff and out in the new.

Then we were each compelled to pull an oar.

Pull the belt until the first round is in front of the bottom pawls.

Pull out pedicure spa system gives you the flexibility to rest on, or focus the pedicure spa system gives you the flexibility to rest on, or focus the pedicure appliance on trouble areas.

Simply pull out the 2 pins with a pair of tweezers or small pliers.

You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.

The force required to detach it is measured by a registering spring balance, which is clamped to the upper end of the rod, and thence the induction or the magnetization is deduced by applying the formula (B-H)2/81r = 27r1 2 = Pg/S, where P is the pull in grammes weight, S the sectional area of the rod in square cm., and g=981.

The substructure consists of (a) the piers and end piers or abutments, the former sustaining a vertical load, and the latter having to resist, in addition, the oblique thrust of an arch, the pull of a suspension chain, or the thrust of an embankment; and (b) the foundations below the ground level, which are often difficult and costly parts of the structure, because the position of a'bridge may be fixed by considerations which preclude the selection of a site naturally adapted for carrying a heavy structure.

Helen was lying on the floor, kicking and screaming and trying to pull my chair from under me.

Normally, I'd assign you a Guardian like Gerry, and we'd pull you into our organization, where you can meet others like you.

And they sit at the lights untill they turn amber, then pull forward one car length, before turning on red.

Now rock the engine axially and pull it backward about 5/6 inches until the input shaft clears the clutch assembly then lower away.

Significant facelift was made to pull out exotic elegance that has made the german automaker remarkable in the auto industry.