Word Finder - pulls

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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.).

He is foolish as the madman who pulls down the roof-tree of his house upon himself.

This weight pulls directly against the rope; so if the latter slacks, the weight pulls out the pulley frame and tightens it up again.

A guy pulls up in a beat up old station wagon to offer a lift.

A dome-top style lamp with ornamental chain pulls will create a soft, ambient glow.

When the load is being drawn out, the engine pulls directly on the main rope, coiling it on to its own drum, while the tail drum runs loose paying out its rope, a slight brake pressure being used to prevent its running out too fast.

Intermittent LinkworkClick and Ratchet.A click acting opon a ratchet-wheel or rack, which it pushes or pulls through a certain arc at each forward stroke and leaves at rest at each backward stroke, is an example of intermittent linkwork.

The other lays on the sheet to certain marks, runs the carriage in under the platen, and pulls the barhandle across to give the necessary impression.

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.

To deaden the vibration of the springs after a load has been placed on the platform, and thus to enable the weights and values of the goods to be read rapidly, the piston of a glycerin cylinder is attached to the end of the lever which pulls upon the hook of the horizontal bar and is worked by it in the glycerin.

The upper end of this rod is formed into a loop, and this loop pulls upon a knife-edge which is fixed to a short lateral arm rigidly attached to a vertical disk, and this disk turns in bearings formed in the frame of the machine.

And the long arm of the indicator lever pulls vertically upon the spring of an ordinary spring balance, which registers the load, and with the addition of suitable counting mechanism sums up the weights of any number of successive loads.

With unaccustomed activity the tight Achilles pulls the heel bone causing tension on the plantar fascia.

Lou pulls out the razor blade she has hidden in her shoe.

With unaccustomed activity the tight achilles pulls the heel bone causing tension on the plantar fascia.

Lively sister Lucy, Saucy little maid, Going up behind her, Pulls her yellow braid.

The engine also features a reed valve that pulls oil from the cylinder head thereby reducing oil carry-over to the air box.

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His forte is delivering intelligent, thought provoking material that pulls no punches and is always incisive, relevant and up to date.

Artificial damsel nymphs can be fished with faster pulls than you'd use with smaller nymphs.

Hence our obsessive preoccupation with them this part pulls us obsessive preoccupation with them this part pulls us obsessively, wanting to emerge from hiding.

Tommy pulls himself up to his window in time to see the heavy woman in the cloth overcoat fall to the pavement.

Hence our obsessive preoccupation with them this part pulls us obsessively, wanting to emerge from hiding.

G F Newman has written a series which pulls few punches.

Jesus pulls no punches in this letter and exposes any self-deception that the church has.

Her costume's so skimpy her breast pops out when the werewolf pulls the cross from her neck.

Every move that Ryu pulls off with every weapon looks completely realistic and supremely stylish.

The Cameroon striker pulls away from Campbell, turns and strikes a left-footed thunderbolt.

There's plenty of low-down torque that pulls all the way to the 7500 red line.

The winch then pulls the trolleys plus boats sideways out of the water.

Usually when using maggots you get the odd tweaks and line pulls from small Roach and Tench, but tonight there was nothing!

I understand that the further society pulls toward a completely valueless, even corrupt material society; genuine religion pulls the other way.

A warm coriander vinaigrette pulls it all together deliciously.

Paul pulls a monster wheelie to get us in the mood.

His latest wheeze is to turn his police officers into bounty hunters by awarding them " points for pulls " .

Through this electromagnet pass impulses of current regulated in frequency by a tuningfork contact breaker; these impulses, acting on the teeth of the iron wheel, by a series of pulls keep it in uniform rotation.

It pulls out and has a secret English drawer, you know!

Her costume 's so skimpy her breast pops out when the werewolf pulls the cross from her neck.

Usually when using maggots you get the odd tweaks and line pulls from small Roach and Tench, but tonight there was nothing !

His latest wheeze is to turn his police officers into bounty hunters by awarding them " points for pulls ".

Instead, Huston just pulls this horrible wide-eyed, open-mouthed expression for 90% of his scenes.

For example, a high chair can become a booster seat that pulls up to the table once it's time to take the tray away.

Some bathroom faucets come without stopper pulls.

His numbers are good and he seems quite healthy except that when he grooms himself, he pulls out huge chunks of his fur.

The western United States culture of ranch life is often depicted in decorative cabinet doorknobs and door pulls.

In the summer months, the system reverses the process and pulls heat from your home, and puts it into the earth.

Choose a floor color that pulls a lighter tone from within the counter to keep the design from getting too dark.

This pulls them together and creates a pleasing arrangement on your wall no matter what the pictures contain.

Nothing pulls a room together more than window treatments.

Adornments such as glass knobs or rustic metal pulls add a cottage feel to a piece of furniture.

Unlike Chippendale, Sheraton used carving sparingly and incorporated simple ivory or brass key plates and metal drawer pulls.